ParteNeapolis: an example of how to strengthen the community through culture and art.
The Italian cooperative ParteNeapolis was created in Naples in 2000 through the European project “Impara l’Arte”, or “learn the art”
Read MoreThe Italian cooperative ParteNeapolis was created in Naples in 2000 through the European project “Impara l’Arte”, or “learn the art”
Read More6th of July 2019 Yesterday, today and tomorrow – Worker cooperatives fight for decent work Decent work is this year’s
Read MoreThe 2019 edition will take place in Naples from 24 to 27 October
Read MoreThe ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work has published a report on how to achieve a decent and sustainable future of work for all. The Commission outlines in the report a vision for a human-centered agenda based on three pillars: people’s capabilities, institutions of work, and decent and sustainable work.
Read MoreWith this issue of Work Together, we want to present you with positive and sometimes heart-warming examples of cooperatives engaged in a noble and innovative battle to preserve pluralism, freedom of the press and independence, whilst assuring a democratic governance of their editorial boards.
Read MoreAs in many other countries, Canada’s print media are in the midst of challenging times. One of the few alternative publishers still operating is Saskatchewan’s Hullabaloo Publishing Workers Co-operative, which prints Regina’s prairie dog and Saskatoon’s Planet S Magazine, two papers that come out every other week.
Read MoreMédor is a quarterly Belgian and cooperative investigative and news report magazine. It was first published in 2015 and has already received a large number of awards in recognition of the quality of its content and economic and social model. We interviewed one of the founders of Médor, Tiffany Lasserre, to get a better understanding of the advantages of the cooperative model in this highly particular and difficult sector, namely that of the journalistic press.
Read MoreThe first international standard on the statistics of cooperatives was adopted by the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) on 18 October. CICOPA has been strongly involved in the process together with the ICA.
Read MoreCICOPA was in Teheran in November 2018 for the ICA Asia Pacific Regional Assembly as well as the 10th Co-operative Forum. On that occasion, CICOPA co-organised a development meeting and workshop on industrial and service cooperatives in Asia Pacific region.
Read MoreIn the framework of the project with the Singapore government, CICOPA organized a field research and a seminar during the week of 19-23 November, in Singapore. Hyungsik Eum, CICOPA data analyst, together with two experts from our network, carried out interviews with various local stakeholders from the cooperative movement, social enterprises and governmental bodies.
Read MoreIn Argentina, freedom of expression is more than ever under threat. Abuse on free and plural press are no longer determined by typical authoritarian measures, such as the closure of newspapers and magazines, the presence of soldiers and assault cars in the printing presses, the withdrawal of certain paper issues from the market, and other forms of censorship experienced in the past. In fact, the government of President Mauricio Macri distinguishes the media between friends and enemies; functional and dysfunctional, “liberal” and “militant journalism.”
Read MoreAt a time when communication is being totally revolutionised, Uruguayan media is experiencing a crisis which seems to be getting worse the longer it lasts. This is the context in which two media cooperatives are battling to survive. Although they have a similar background, they have different readerships and discourse. The “La Diaria” and “Brecha” publications co-exist in an increasingly hostile environment.
Read MoreThe landscape of media-based worker cooperatives in Asia Pacific is both varied and unique. But there is still scope and potential for this movement to kick-off, as many of the known examples are from the pre-globalization era. With the abundance of talent more such cooperatives need to be established in various media streams, motivated from successful cases of individuals rallying together to converge their talents, interests, ideas and goals, for mutual enterprise and cooperation.
Read MoreCooperative Media WNET was set up in December 2011. Its mission was to create and support independent media that respect values such as freedom, responsibility and commitment. The cooperative follows republican ideals based on the Christian traditions of the Republic of Poland and on respect towards the cooperative movement that concentrated in the 1980s around “Solidarnosc” movement.
Read MoreIn 2017, three students at the KU Leuven in Belgium carried out research on the way in which cooperatives are portrayed in the media. This is an original subject and whilst it was addressed at a local level, the outcome of the research is positive for the entire cooperative movement.
Read MoreThe 2018 edition of the Social Cooperatives International School (SCIS) closed its doors on Sunday 28 October in Naples (Italy), after three full days of sessions, workshops, study visits but also fun and relaxing moments.
Read MoreUnder the slogan “Cooperativism at the hour of global challenges”, the 1,500 participants of the “V Cooperative Summit of the Americas”have been building agreements for three days, gathered in a final document called the “Declaration of Buenos Aires”.
Read MoreIf we look at the whole sectoral evolution inside our movement in recent last years, the two CICOPA Global Reports, reported a 27% increase in the number of enterprises active in this field in recent years.
Read MoreCo-operatives of the Americas and The Co-operative Confederation of the Argentine Republic (Cooperar), together with the member organizations of the International Co-operative Alliance in Argentina, invite you to take part in the V Co-operative Summit of the Americas, “Co-operatives at a time of global challenges”, which will take place in the city of Buenos Aires between October 23 and 26, 2018.
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