Gemma Fajardo García
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View article: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THE COOPERATIVISM OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES:LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROMOTION
NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THE COOPERATIVISM OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES:LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROMOTION Open
It is rightly said that energy is the driving force that keeps the world goingand that the main sources of energy we use (oiland coal) are unsustainable due to their finite and contaminating characteristics. Apparently, 87% of the energy w…
View article: PROPOSALS FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE IN WORKER COOPERATIVES
PROPOSALS FOR BETTER GOVERNANCE IN WORKER COOPERATIVES Open
The purpose of this paper is to make a few contributions to designing a more appropriate legal framework for worker cooperatives. Cooperatives and Employment: a Global Reportpublished in 2014 by CICOPA and the Desjardins Group, provides th…
View article: Associated work in a cooperative is neither dependent work nor selfemployed work
Associated work in a cooperative is neither dependent work nor selfemployed work Open
The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit sparked interest in reviewing the progress made by this institution in relation to the recognition and promotion of worker cooperatives. To this end, the Promotion of …
View article: I: International Co-operative Law
I: International Co-operative Law Open
Co-operative Law has a long tradition in European countries, like the Industrial and Provident Act in the United Kingdom in1852 or the Prussian Co-operatives Act in 1867. The European Union was no born to create a common law but to remove …
View article: Principles of European Cooperative Law
Principles of European Cooperative Law Open
The Principles of European Cooperative Law (PECOL) focus on the 'ideal' legal identity of cooperatives. Drafted by a team of legal scholars, the PECOL aim to describe the common core of European cooperative law. They are based on both exis…
View article: Employee financial participation. Spain’s sociedades laborales
Employee financial participation. Spain’s sociedades laborales Open
In the current debate about employee’s financial participation in their companies, a lot of attention has focussed on the Spanish model of Sociedades Laborales. These three briefings, commissioned by Policy Department A for the Committee o…