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“Working together” Worker cooperatives and artisans’

cooperatives around the work –

CICOPA’s sectoral mission

Javier Salaberria

President

CICOPA

CICOPA is the sectoral organisation of the

International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) for industrial

and service cooperatives

53 active members in 33 countries of the world

Two distinct types:

- Workers’ cooperatives - Artisans’ cooperatives

Both types are growing around the world

Most are SMEs

Estimate:

Both types provide direct employment to around 20

million people

(One fifth of direct employment of the whole cooperative

movement)

Worker cooperatives:

- Worker cooperative start-ups

Worker cooperatives:

- Worker cooperative start-ups - Worker buy-outs

Worker cooperatives:

- Worker cooperative start-ups - Worker buy-outs - Social cooperatives

Worker cooperatives:

- Worker cooperative start-ups - Worker buy-outs - Social cooperatives - Multi-stakeholder cooperatives

Artisans’ cooperatives and cooperatives of SMEs

The frontier between the two models (worker cooperatives and artisan cooperatives) is

sometimes blur

the two models (worker and artisans’ cooperatives) share a

number of common characteristics

Worker cooperatives are specific in terms of labour relations

called «worker ownership »

« travail associé »

World Declaration on Worker Cooperatives

Multiplication of false worker cooperatives

Main standards of cooperative worker ownership

1 The members should be the workers and vice versa, in their majority

Main standards of cooperative worker ownership

1 The members should be the workers and vice versa, in their majority2 The first cooperative principle must be conditional to the existence of a job

Main standards of cooperative worker ownership

1 The members should be the workers and vice versa, in their majority2 The first cooperative principle must be conditional to the existence of a job 3 The cooperative enterprise must have control over its production instruments

and process

Worker ownership / travail associé is the third labour

modality in the world, alongside conventional salaried

work and self-employment

The declaration is an application to worker

cooperatives of ILO Recommendation

I93/2002 on the Promotion of Cooperatives

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby - Work on legislation

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby - Work on legislation - Data collection and analysis

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby - Work on legislation - Data collection and analysis - Information and networking

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby - Work on legislation - Data collection and analysis - Information and networking - Institution-building

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby - Work on legislation - Data collection and analysis - Information and networking - Institution-building - Relations with the trade unions

What is CICOPA’s main work?- Representation and lobby - Work on legislation - Data collection and analysis - Information and networking - Institution-building - Relations with the trade unions - Inter-cooperation

Javier.salaberria@cicopa.coop