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Songs, women and collective struggle: Sewa’s journey over 50 years 

Semanti Chakladar and Rachna Chandira take a look at how songwriting has been used to strengthen…

International Labour Conference closer to new standard on platform work

Delegates highlighted the value of the co-op model in driving decent work and helping to formalise…

International co-op fund unveils logo produced by Sewa Federation

The logo features the dandelion as a 'symbol of hope, healing and resilience'

Sewa, the union empowering informal women workers through co-ops

Anca Voinea reports from a two-day tour of Sewa, the women's co-op federation which has become…

How can worker ownership fix jobs and firms in low-wage sectors?

Researchers were asked for a report on worker-owned models by the state of California as policy…

New tech, old values: The digital challenge for health co-ops

Discussion led by the International Health Cooperative Organisation in New Delhi

ILO report suggests ways to strengthen women’s co-operatives

The report focuses on the experience of Sewa Co-operative Federation in India

More than a paycheque: How can co-ops offer a better future of work?

Worker-owned businesses in Cincinnati, the UK's Bright Future programme for modern slavery survivors and SEWA in…

SEWA sets out priorities for women’s co-ops ahead of national policy for sector

Key policy asks in the federation's Delhi declaration include simplifying the registration process for women's co-ops

SEWA Co-operative Federation’s journey to empowering informal women workers

International editor Anca Voinea talks to Mirai Chatterjee about Ela Bhatt’s legacy and the role of…

Tributes paid as Sewa founder Ela Bhatt dies at 89

The 'gentle revolutionary' earned accolades around the world for her work, which included the empowerment of…

Co-op innovation summit looks at leadership, millennials and good bosses

One of the biggest challenges in attracting millennials to the sector is a general lack of…