Participation, Poverty Eradication and Social Dialogue

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Participation, Poverty Eradication and Social
Dialogue

• COOPs Experience

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What Is a Cooperative?
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
A cooperative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social and cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.
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The Triple Role of Coperatives
Social social services community
development ecology
Security
Economic Employment Growth Finance LED
Political Democracy Cicil society Freedom of
association
Opportunity
Empower-ment
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Opportunity
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Security
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Empowerment
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Relevance to Constituents
Social objectives Community Values and
Principles Workers
Economic objectives Business Competitiveness Emplo
yers
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Social Dialogue for the self-employed

• Cooperatives help the self-employed
• to use their right to organize
• to make their voices heard
• to increase their bargaining power
• to protect their dignity.

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Key lessons learnt

• Establish favourable framework conditions
• Develop, test, disseminate and adapt methods and
  tools
• Build capacity at the meso-level
• Continue field work.

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A Final Word
I am a Cooperator and, as such, I have the
greatest and fullest confidence in the virtue and
efficacy of the cooperative spirit.