List of recurring abbreviations International Labour Conference 89th Session 2001 Report V (2) Promotion of cooperatives International Labour Office Geneva I Promotion of cooperatives ISBN 92-2-111959-9 ISSN 0074-6681 First published 2001 The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. Reference to names of firms and commercial products and processes does not imply their endorsement by the International Labour Office, and any failure to mention a particular firm, commercial product or process is not a sign of disapproval. 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V INTRODUCTION . 1 REPLIES RECEIVED AND COMMENTARIES . 3 PROPOSED CONCLUSIONS . 141 III Promotion of cooperatives IV List of recurring abbreviations LIST OF RECURRING ABBREVIATIONS Austria BfT Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol LuFAS Agricultural and Forestry Employers’ Association of Salzburg PKLK Presidents’ Conference of the Chambers of Agriculture of Austria Azerbaijan AEC Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs’ Confederation ATUC Azerbaijan Trade Union Confederation Barbados BWU Barbados Workers’ Union Belgium CNT National Labour Council Brazil CNC National Confederation of Commerce CNI National Confederation of Industry OCB Association of Brazilian Cooperatives Burkina Faso CNPB National Employers’ Council of Burkina Faso CNTB National Confederation of Workers of Burkina Faso Chad CST Confederation of Unions of Chad Chile CPC Confederation of Production and Commerce Croatia SSSH Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia URSH Association of Workers’ Trade Unions of Croatia Denmark FDC Federation of Danish Cooperatives Egypt FEI Federation of Egyptian Industries ETUF Egyptian Trade Union Federation Estonia EAKL Estonian Association of Trade Unions Finland Palvelutyönantajat Employers’ Confederation of Service Industries in Finland Suomen Yrittäjät Federation of Finnish Enterprises TT Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers SAK Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions V Promotion of cooperatives STTK Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees Pellervo Confederation of Finnish Cooperatives France CFDT French Democratic Confederation of Labour GNC National Association of Cooperative Federations Germany BDA Confederation of German Employers’ Associations Ghana GEA Ghana Employers’ Association TUC Trades Union Congress Greece PASEGES Pan-Hellenic Confederation of Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives Italy Confcooperative Confederation of Italian Cooperatives Legacoop National League of Cooperatives and Mutual Associations Japan NIKKEIREN Japan Federation of Employers’ Associations JTUC-RENGO Japanese Trade Union Confederation Jordan ACI Amman Chamber of Industry FJCC Federation of Jordanian Chambers of Commerce GFJTU General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions Lebanon MHC Ministry of Housing and Cooperatives NFC National Federation of Cooperative Societies Malaysia MAPA Malayan Agricultural Producers’ Association MEF Malaysian Employers Federation MTUC Malaysian Trades Union Congress ANGKASA National Co-operative Organisation of Malaysia Malta MEA Malta Employers’ Association GWU General Workers’ Union UHM Union Haddiema Maghqudin AOC Apex — Organisation of Co-operatives Mauritius MLC Mauritius Labour Congress Mongolia CMTU Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions Morocco ODC Office for Cooperative Development Panama CACPYMER Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Services Cooperative VI List of recurring abbreviations Philippines BLE Bureau of Local Employment ILS Institute for Labor Studies Poland OPZZ All-Poland Trade Union Alliance Spain CCOO Trade Union Confederation of Workers’ Committees CIG Galician Inter-Union Confederation Sri Lanka MCD Ministry of Co-operative Development CCE Ceylon Co-operative Employees’ Federation Switzerland UPS Confederation of Swiss Employers Tanzania, United Republic of TFTU Tanzania Federation of Free Trade Unions Trinidad and Tobago ECA Employers’ Consulting Association CCUL Co-operative Credit Union League of Trinidad and Tobago Ukraine ASMPEU Association of Small, Medium-sized and Privatized Enterprises of Ukraine TUWAIU Central Committee of the Trade Union of Workers of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Ukraine United Arab Emirates FCCI Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry VII Replies received and commentaries INTRODUCTION At its 274th Session (March 1999) the Governing Body of the International Labour Office decided to place on the agenda of the 89th Session (2001) of the International Labour Conference the question of the promotion of cooperatives. In accordance with article 39 of the Standing Orders of the Conference, which deals with the preliminary stages of the double-discussion procedure, the office drew up a preliminary report,1 intended to serve as a basis for the first discussion of the question. The report contains an introduction to the question, an examination of the changing environment of cooperatives in developing, transition and industrialized countries and an analysis of the prerequisites for success in the promotion of coopera- tives based on the law and practice in various countries. The report was accompanied by a questionnaire and was communicated to the governments of member States of the ILO, which were invited to send their replies so as to reach the Office no later than 30 June 2000. At the time of drawing up the present report, the Office had received replies from the governments of the following 95 member States: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe. Some replies arrived too late to be included in their entirety in the report; however, essential elements of these late replies have been included as far as possible. All replies received by the Office may be consulted by delegates at the Conference. The governments of the following 60 member States stated that their replies had been drawn up after consultation with employers’ and workers’ organizations, and some included in their replies the opinions expressed on certain points by these organ- izations, or referred to them: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, 1 ILO: Promotion of cooperatives, Report V(1), International Labour Conference, 89th Session, Geneva, 2001. 1 Promotion of cooperatives Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Republic of Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo, United States, Zimbabwe. Other governments sent separately the observations from employers’ and workers’ organizations without referring to them, and in some cases replies were received directly from employers’ and workers’ organ- izations. Owing to the nature of the subject under discussion replies were also received from a number of national cooperative organizations. This report has been drawn up on the basis of the replies received, the substance of which, together with brief commentaries, is given in the following pages. The Pro- posed Conclusions appear at the end of the report. 2 Replies received and commentaries REPLIES RECEIVED AND COMMENTARIES This section contains the substance of the replies to the questionnaire which ac- companied the preliminary report. Each question is reproduced and followed by a list indicating the governments that replied to it, grouped in accordance with the nature of the replies (affirmative, negative or other). Where there is an observation qualifying or explaining the reply, the substance of each observation is given, in alphabetical order of countries, after the abovementioned list. Where a reply deals with several questions, or refers to an earlier question, the substance of the reply is given under the first of these questions