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SectorLeaving no one behind: ex-offenders in Argentina
Kbrones textile co-op, set up by a group of prisoners using skills they learned in jail, is giving ex-offenders a route into the labour market
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HealthEudes de Freitas elected president of the International Health Cooperative Organisation
The International Health Cooperative Organisation (IHCO) has elected Eudes de Freitas Aquino as president. Dr Aquino has been involved in the Brazilian co-operative movement for more than 30 years and is currently president of Unimed, the...
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CommunityArgentinian co-op launches clothing line promoting diversity
A women-led worker co-op in Argentina, Septiembre Textil, has designed a new clothing line ‘Jamelia’ that celebrates diversity and sustainability. Septiembre Textil was set up in 2009 in Cipoletti and has since designed ladies wear,...
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RetailArgentinian co-ops collaborate to launch central purchasing platform
Consumer and producer co-operatives in Argentina are working on building the country’s first internet-based central purchasing body. The platform will enable consumer co-operatives to buy goods and services online at an affordable price. The project...
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DemocracyMeet the candidates for the Alliance presidency: Ariel Guarco (Argentina)
Co-operative experience: Ariel Guarco has been the president of Cooperar, the national apex organisation for co-operatives in Argentina, since 2001 and a member of the Alliance’s board since 2013. Cooperar works with 67 co-operative federations,...
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AgricultureArgentinian co-operatives support those affected by severe floods
As thousands of people were evacuated due to excessive rain in Argentina, co-operatives were helping those affected by the floods. The movement is working with the Argentinian National Institute for Association and Social Economy (INAES) and...
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HealthHow Argentina’s co-ops work with the state to provide health services
In Argentina, health co-operatives and mutuals serve two million members. The country, which has a population of 42 million, counts on 1,056 entities whose primary or secondary activity is related to the provision of health...
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AgricultureArgentinian co-operatives defend children’s right to education
The Argentinian Confederation of Cooperatives has called for safeguarding children’s rights to go to school. The confederation, also known as Cooperar, is responding to a statement by senator Alfredo de Ángeli, who suggested legalising the participation of...
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Co-operative towns around the world
Devoto: the Argentinian village that ‘breathes’ co-operation; and Melpignano: the solar-powered community in south ItalyDevoto: the Argentinian village that ‘breathes’ co-operation Over one third of the population in the town of Devoto, Argentina, is involved...
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Credit UnionsA Decade after the Take: Inside Argentina’s Worker Owned Factories
A window into the development of a movement for worker cooperatives in Argentina and its inspiration to workers fighting for dignity and economic equality around the world.