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(Role of international organisations in co-op Inter co-operative relations It means relations Organizations are eligible for 3 types of Co-operative employment in Africa
movement) found among various co-operative organizations membership in ICA • Co-operatives plays a very important role in
International Labour Organisation (ILO) at national and international level. 1. Members, 2. Associate, 3. Sectoral. Africa. • It plays major role in socio-economic
ILO is the UN specilaised agency which seeks the Advantages of inter co-operative relations International health cooperative organization development of Africa.• More than 40%of
promotion of social justice and internationally 1. Greater purchasing power resulting in lower (IHCO) :- IHCO is a specilaised agency for health families in Africa are members of cooperatives.
recognized human and labour rights. price. 2. High standard of living and greater matters under ICA. This is the sectoral • Cooperatives provides large number of self-
Aims/ Mission of ILO To promote social justice. efficiency. 3. Greater accumulation of funds organisation of the ICA and it is started in employment opportunities and salaried job in
To promote internationally recognized human making it possible for financing other auxiliary accordance with Article 28 of the ICA. Africa.
and labour rights. To promote rights at work. activities. 4. Reduction in the number of brands. Objectives of IHCO:- 1. To promote Types of Employment 1. Cooperatives as a
To encourage decent employment opportunities. 5. Simplification of distributive process. 6. Proper development of health cooperatives. 2. To common work place. 2. Cooperatives as
To enhance social protection. organization of the economic process. provide information on nature and role of health employers. 3. Cooperative promoting or enabling
Objectives of ILO :- 1. Promotes and realize 7. Elimination of various agencies. cooperatives. 3. To provide forum for discussion self-employment. 4. Cooperatives inducing wage
standards and fundamental principles. 2. Forms of inter co-operative relationship and exchange on issue of HCO. 4. Carry out employment. 5. Spill-over effects
Strengthen tripartism and social dialogue. 3. 1. Co-partnership. 2. Contractual relationship. functions arise from object of the ICA. The Comparative Advantages of Cooperatives in
Enhance effectiveness of social protection for all. 3. Mutual understanding. 4. Informal contact International cooperative fisheries organisation the Field of Employment Creation and
4. Create greater employment opportunities for National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI) (ICFO) :- ICFO is a sectoral organization of ICA. It Stabilisation 1. Economies of scale. 2. Economies
women and men. NCUI is the apex organization representing the was established to promote the development of of scope. 3. Increased bargaining power.
International Bank for Reconstruction and entire co-operative organisation in the country. fisheries cooperatives around the world. It was 4. Member participation and motivation.
Development (IBRD) It is an international It was established in 1961. previously known as ICA Fisheries committee. 5. Membership value.
financial institution. It offers financial products Objectives of NCUI 1. To promote and develop Aims/ Objectives of ICFO To create new Women and cooperatives in Africa
and policy advice to member nations. It is also co-operative movement in India. 2. To express cooperative fisheries organisation. To promote • Women are rarely represented in African
referred as World Bank. opinion on matters of co-operative policy. 3. To cooperative training and education. To cooperatives.• Women actively participated in
Functions of IBRD/ World Bank 1. It provides organize co-operative education and training promote of trade. To exchange technical the mixed rural cooperatives.•Female members
technical services to member nations. 2. Bank program. 4. To popularize the principles and information on global basis. To develop are more in handicraft cooperatives in Africa. •
grant loan for particular project. 3. Provides practices of co-operation. 5. To formulate project fisheries cooperatives all over the world. Female cooperative members have greater
loans to private investors of member nations. for co-operative development. Activities of ICFO Organize seminar and access to permanent salaried post.
4. It provides balanced growth of international Organization structure of NCUI conference Promote fisheries cooperative Prerequisites for job creation through
trade. The supreme authority of NCUI is general body. movement in developing countries Study cooperatives 1. Proper economic viability study
Organization structure of IBRD General body decide policies and programs of conducted for solving problems of fisheries 2. Good commitment and practices 3. Good
Board of governors. Board of executive co-operatives. General body elects governing cooperatives Provide assistance for technical support services 4. Efficient working
directors. Advisory committee. Loan council for a 5 years. The governing council and investment capital
establishment of fisheries cooperatives Provide
committee. meets once in every quarter. Donor policies:- During the period 1960 to 1985
advice and guidelines for creating fisheries
World Assembly of Youth (WAY) :- WAY is the AMUL :- Amul is an Indian state government many multilateral and bilateral donors have
cooperatives
international coordinating body of national cooperative under the ownership of Gujarat granted substantial technical and financial
Consumer cooperative worldwide (CCW)
youth councils and organisations. The full cooperative milk marketing federation based at assistance to cooperative development in Africa,
CCW is a sectoral organisation of the
members of WAY are national youth councils. Anand in Gujarat especially in agricultural sector with two
international cooperative alliance, which brings
WAY works for promotion of youth and youth Three tier Amul model 1. Village dairy objectives:- • Cooperatives as agents of change
together consumer cooperatives within the ICA
organisations. cooperative societies (VDCS) 2. District • Cooperatives as instrument to boost
membership.
Duties of a WAY member :- cooperative milk products union (Milk union) 3. production
Objectives/ Role of CCW
1. To submit annual reports and statistics. State cooperative milk federation (Federation) Tripartism :- refers to collaboration among trade
1. To initiate discussion on crucial problems of
2. To update contact details and sent to WAT Marketing strategies of Amul Low cost price union, government and employers. It is the
consumer cooperatives. 2. To communicate
headquarters. 3. To attend national and strategy Brand image Product segmentation active participation of workers and employers
information to ICA members. 3. To collaborate
international WAY events. 4. To promote Amul outlets together with governments in all ILO activities.
with other appropriate ICA structures. 4. To
interchange ideas between member countries. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Ltd. Cocoa Cooperatives in Sierra Leone's
represent on behalf of ICA, consumer
5. To inform WAY about their events organized (IFFCO) :- IFFCO is the world’s largest processed In three of the country's eastern districts –
cooperative interest. 5. To submit report of its
by them. fertilizer co-operative, supplying nearly one-third Kailahun, Kenema and Kono farmers have
activities to ICA.
Benefits to a WAY member of India’s fertilizers need. formed three independent cooperatives that
International cooperative agricultural
Receiving way events outcome documents. Objectives of IFFCO 1. To serve the cause of pool cocoa bean exports and help them compete
organisation (ICAO):- ICAO is a specialized
Involvement in the decision making at IFFCO mission as stated in the mission with large companies.
organisation of ICA, founded in 1951. This
international level. Contributing in the solution document. 2. To extent IT enabled services to ACCOSCA (African Confederation of Cooperative
organisation represent 43 agricultural
farmers and co-operatives. 3. To promote IT Savings and CreditAssociations - Nairobi - Kenya
of youth issues. WAY publications subscription. cooperative from over 36 countries.
penetration in rural India. 4. To improve IT ACCOSCA is a non-governmental Pan African
Afro Asian Rural Development Organisation Aim/ Objectives/ Role of ICAO To promote
comfort levels in rural area. confederation of national associations of saving
(AARDO) :- AARDO is an autonomous inter- establishment of agricultural cooperatives. To
Mission of IFFCO 1. To provide farmers high and credit cooperative societies. Its
governmental organization comprising 31 improve the distribution of agricultural products.
quality fertilizer in right time. 2. To make plants headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya.
members from Africa and Asia for promoting To take concrete action for preserving the
energy efficient and continually review. 3. To Activities of ACCOSCA:- 1. Capacity building
welfare and eradication of thirst, hunger, environment. To exchange experience on
commitment social responsibilities for strong 2. Carries out annual training SACCO.3. Promotes
illiteracy, disease and poverty amongst rural specific activity by hosting seminars. To survey
social fabric. 4. To ensure growth in core and policy and legislation. 4. Research and business
people. problems of agricultural cooperatives different
non-core sectors. development.
Area of concern of AARDO :- countries.
Module Ill TFC (Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives)
1. Poverty Alleviation. 2. Sustainable agricultural International cooperative banking association
International co-operative alliance (ICA) TFC is a national cooperative umbrella
development. 3. Integrated rural development. (ICBA) :-ICBA is a sectoral organisation of ICA. It
ICA is an independent non-governmental organization that promotes, serves and
4. Women’s empowerment. was founded in 1895 with the mission of sound
organization in international sphere. It is coordinates the development and prosperity of
Functions of AARDO 1. To organize national and development and comprehensiveness of
considered as the world wide confederation of all cooperative societies in mainland Tanzania.
international cooperative programs. 2. To cooperative banks.
cooperative organization. It was established in Objectives of TFC 1. Facilitating the
provide technical support to member countries. Objectives of ICBA :- To promote cooperation
1985. establishment of democratic cooperatives.
3. To provide financial support to member among cooperative banks. To assist and advice
Objects/ Principles of ICA 2. Coordinating development of sustainable
countries. 4. To initiate research and development of new cooperative banks. To
1. To promote concept of cooperation in all cooperatives. 3. Providing consultancy services
development programs. encourage inter cooperation with other
countries. 2. To propagate cooperative principles for members. 4. Initiating participatory
Activities of AARDO Restructuring rural cooperatives. To facilitate promotion of
throughout the world. 3. To promote and defend cooperatives education to members.
property Eradication of poverty Eradication of international and regional level values of
cooperative values and principles. 4. To promote KNCU (Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union)
food and nutrition insecurity Women cooperative banks. To carry out studies and
economic relation between cooperatives. 5. To KNCU is a cooperative federation in Tanzania and
empowerment Increasing international trade in research on matters relating to cooperative
assist socio-economic progress of people in all the oldest cooperative in Africa. It was
farm sector Collaboration in research and banks.
countries. established in 1929. Coffee is the most important
extension Activities of ICBA :- Organisations of statutory
Role of ICA 1. To promote and strengthen cash crop produced by the cooperative members
Organisation structure of AARDO meetings Holding of a yearly seminar
cooperatives. 2. Exchange of information and in KNCU.
AARDO conference. The executive Collaboration with other cooperatives Kilimanjaro Arabica Coffee KNCU farmers
coordination of people. 3. Creating an enabling
committee. The liaison committee. The environment for sustainable cooperative produce Kilimanjaro coffee, which is a distinctive
secretariat. development. 4. Fight against poverty. 5. Function as washed Arabica, finely balanced and prized for
a facilitator for cooperative development. its body, acidity and flavor.