ExportGroupMeetingonCooperativesandEmployment.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 9 Expert Group Meeting on Cooperatives and Employment Shanghai, 15 – 19 May 2006 Draft Recommendations Cooperatives through their self-help enterprises play an important role in promoting livelihoods and job creation. Several forms and types of cooperatives have the potential to facilitate job creation and employment generation in various sectors and segments of society. I. Cooperatives and job creation in rural and urban areas, including the informal economy A broad range of cooperatives, including worker cooperatives, in rural, urban, formal and informal economie