CICOPA

Sud Vendée Paysages

cicopa — 2013-05-22T21:49:27Z

The original enterprise located in Sainte-Hermine, active in landscape planning and management, had been established as a limited liability company in 1980 by a married couple. In 2006, as the couple was reaching retirement age, they started looking for an acquirer. At that moment, the enterprise had 11 employees and they were informed about the handover plan. The employees agreed with the idea and all of them decided to take part in the adventure and become worker-members of the new (...) - #1coop1week

Exchange of experiences between Japan and South Korea

cicopa — 2013-05-21T11:39:09Z

Representatives from "1318 Happy Zone”, a South Korean network of after-school programme centers, visited the cooperative Tachibana Children's Hall, established in 2006 and located in Tokyo, in order to share and learn from their experiences.

- News / Asia, Portada

Rebuilding the areas hit by the earthquake in Italy!

cicopa — 2013-05-19T12:33:00Z

An example of inter cooperation, the “Consorzio RicostruiaMO” (or “Rebuild Consortium”) has been officially created. Its aim is to contribute, along with the government, citizens, and technicians, to the reconstruction of the Modena area, which was hit by the earthquake in May 2012.

- News / Europa, Portada

Brutal eviction of the workers of an Argentinian Graphic Cooperative

cicopa — 2013-05-17T21:03:30Z

On 14 May, employees of the Graphic Cooperative MOM, former Lanci Printing, in Buenos Aires (Argentina), were “brutally evicted by the Metropolitan Police that arrested 15 of them”, according the Federation of Worker Cooperatives in Argentina, FECOOTRA.

- News / América, Portada

Celulosas y Papel, S. Coop. And.

cicopa — 2013-05-16T22:52:55Z

A successful example of a failed enterprise transformed into a cooperative is the cooperative “Celulosas y Pepel”, located Mollina, a rural town of Andalusia with 5000 inhabitants, in the South of Spain. The cooperative was created in February 2010 after the bankruptcy of CEDEMOLL, active in the production of cellulose and paper for more than 25 years. In particular, four former workers of CEDEMOLL created the “Celulosas y Papel”, which now has doubled the number of workers since its (...) - #1coop1week

"Socialeinrete"

cicopa — 2013-05-07T23:11:39Z

“Socialeinrete” is a social cooperative based in Sesto Fiorentino (Italy) which is composed by ninety employees. It was created in 2003 and it is responsible for the re-integration of disadvantaged peo-ple through work especially in the sector of document management outsourcing services (printing, scanning, archiving and monitoring) and laundry services to to residential care facilities for the aged. 99% of its revenues come from private companies. This cooperative is also the owner of (...) - #1coop1week

The Green Worker Cooperatives

cicopa — 2013-05-02T12:03:29Z

The Green Worker Cooperative was founded in 2003 and it is based in the South-Bronx of New York, USA. This organization, which employs 4 persons, is dedicated to incubating worker-owned green businesses in order to build a strong local economy rooted in democracy and environmental justice. Why is it green? Because, they believe that your work shouldn't ham you, your community, or the earth. This is the reason why they support people in launching businesses that are worker-owned and (...) - #1coop1week

CICOPA signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the IHCO

cicopa — 2013-04-30T13:10:00Z

CICOPA and the International Health Cooperative Organisation, IHCO, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the collaboration between both International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Sectoral Organisations.

- News / Internacional, Portada

Express your ideas about the new global logo for the cooperative movement!

cicopa — 2013-04-25T14:14:25Z

The idea of creating a new global visual image for the cooperative movement was launched in the “Blueprint for a Cooperative Decade” approved, last October in Manchester, by the General Assembly of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) following the strong acceptance of the logo created for the International Year of Cooperatives.

- News / Internacional, Portada

Kbrones

cicopa — 2013-04-23T17:40:46Z

Consider a cooperative as an opportunity of freedom. This is how 14 workers of the cooperative, de Kbrones, see it. The large majority are ex-prisoners. This cooperative began in the framework of a programme of re-integration which aimed to integrate people through cooperative work. It is the very first cooperative of its kind in Argentina and the second in South America. It is active in the sector of textiles and leather goods. This enterprise is the proof that it is possible to work to (...) - #1coop1week