1. Trends and challenges for worker and social cooperatives across Europe
Diana Dovgan
Secretary General CECOP – CICOPA Europe
October Krakow - Poland

2. My presentation

3. About CECOP

4. About CECOP

5. About CECOP

6. Worker and social cooperatives: growing trends

7. Service sector
source: CICOPA

8. COOPERATIVES OF SELF-EMPLOYED PRODUCERS
Social cooperatives
Quickly developing since the 1970s
Recognized legal status in
different countries
(10 national legislations
over the last 25 years)
COOPERATIVES OF SELF-EMPLOYED PRODUCERS
WORKER COOPERATIVES

9. Workers buyouts
Economic crisis and consequent failures and bankruptcies
Demographic changes and aging population: retirement of business owners without succession

10. Workers buyouts
Success factor for WBO

11. Independent producers’/workers’ cooperatives

12. More information www.cecop.coop
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