Most of Canada’s 1.2 million small- and medium-sized enterprises have been affected by COVID-19. A substantial number of them remain heavily indebted as pandemic restrictions ease, while workforce shortages and […]
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Japan passes its first Worker Cooperative Bill since 1978
On December 4, 2020, a Worker Cooperative Bill was passed by the House of Councilors (Diet) in Japan. “We, cooperative workers in Japan, finally got a law of our own! […]
Read More >East Lothian’s Jerba Campervans speeds up profits and productivity
East Lothian firm Jerba Campervans has welcomed accelerated productivity and profit in its most recent financial year – saying it is very much seeing the benefits of employee ownership. Read […]
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CICOPA General Assembly
Para español, haga clíc aquí Since the ICA Congress in Seoul, Korea, has been postponed to next year, the 2020 CICOPA General Assembly won’t be able to gather physically, however […]
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Our open letter of support for Chilean Workers / Carta de Solidaridad con el Pueblo Chileno
Para español, continue hacia abajo On behalf of the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives we want to express our heartfelt solidarity with the Chilean people and with TRASOL – […]
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CICOPA Congress statement on peace in Northern Syria
CICOPA Congress statement on peace in Northern Syria Kigali, 13 October 2019 CICOPA, the International organisation of Cooperatives in Industry and Services, meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, on 13 October 2019 […]
Read More >How can co-ops help workers in the gig economy?
Faced with continuing automation and digitisation, the world of work is experiencing drastic changes. Some studies predict 45%-60% of all workers in Europe could see themselves replaced by automation before […]
Read More >3 surprising facts that will change the way you think about worker cooperatives: Q&A with Virginie Pérotin
Is it really easier, as some have said, to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism? In the capitalist model, corporations are treated as […]
Read More >Ariel Guarco, from Argentina, elected president of the International Co-operative Alliance
Ariel Guarco from Argentina has been elected president of the International Co-operative Alliance. The election took place at the International Co-operative Alliance’s General Assembly, a biennial event, held this year […]
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