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Release of reports on the Autonomy & Independence of Cooperatives in India, and the Asia Pacific Research on Work & Ownership

 

ICA-AP released two Reports that mark the culmination of research carried out under the ICA-EU Partnership.

 

The Study of Industrial and Service Cooperatives in the Asia-Pacific region is the result of a one-year research project conducted by ICA-AP & CICOPA in close collaboration with ICA member organisations, research institutes, individual cooperatives and individual researchers. The study attempted to answer some of the burning questions from the world of work and cooperatives.

 

  • What are the contributions of cooperatives to work and employment?
  • What are the new emerging models of worker cooperatives in the Asia Pacific Region?
  • What are the different constituents of the ecosystem of a worker cooperative?
  • How can policies be amended for the conducive growth of worker cooperatives?

 

This Report highlights different models of the industrial and service cooperatives in the Asia-Pacific region with concrete examples. It raises ongoing issues on the role of cooperatives in contributing to decent work and provides analysis and recommendations for the creation of an ecosystem conducive to promoting these types cooperatives. The synopsis of the Report can be accessed here and full Report can be read here

 

 

ICA-AP and Access Livelihoods Consulting (ALC), India carried out a joint research project to ascertain the status of ‘Autonomy & Independence’ of Cooperatives in India. The need for this research was triggered by the following factors: enactment of the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act 2011, repealing of the Self-Reliant Co-operative Acts in two out of nine states (Madhya Pradesh and Odisha), and the emergence of people-centric enterprise structures and models in India especially those based on information technology. The study has attempted to assess India’s commitment towards the 4th Cooperative Principle and the actions initiated to give cooperatives sufficient autonomy and respect for their values of self-reliance and self-management.  The full Report ‘Autonomy and Independence of Cooperatives in India’ can be read  here