newsbook.com.mt – reports on the 10 proposals for 2017 political parties electoral manifestos
Newsbook.com.mt reports on the Malta Co-operative Federation's proposals for the 2017 political parties electoral manifestos. The news portal give prominence to the Federation's proposals on Housing Co-operatives. "To respond to the disproportionately high housing and rental costs, co-operative housing schemes shall be encouraged, such that every family may have a chance to access modest housing." The news portal also reports that since its inception in 2012 the Malta Co-operative Federation is still suffering discrimination despite repeated promises made by Government to resolve this issue.
MCF presents its proposals for Electoral Manifestos 2017
Browse the Full Document in Maltese below. Click here to read the Proposals in English. Download document: Proposti Manifesti Elettorali 2017 MCF Worker Co-operatives New measures are to be introduced to encourage government employees at all levels to setup worker co-operatives. Employees will have the opportunity of advancing in their career while becoming owners of their own workplace. This measure would be an alternative measure to the current privatization model of government operations. New measures are also to be introduced to assist and encourage employees to setup worker co-operatives in the private sector, in cases when employers decide to abandon their [...]
Cooperatives Europe sends clear message
Cooperatives Europe, the European arm of the International Co-operative Allience, sent a clear and unequivocal message during its 2017 General Assembly currently meeting in Malta. .@CoopsEurope must be a place for ALL EU #coops to exchange & support each other to achieve recognition @jeanlouisbancel #coopseu17 — Cooperatives Europe (@CoopsEurope) April 28, 2017 Through its 90 member organisations, Co-operatives Europe represents 141 million individual member cooperators owning 176,000 co-operative enterprises and providing jobs to 4.7 million European citizens - a force for economic growth and social change. Co-operatives Europe advocates for a level playing field between cooperatives and other forms of [...]
Coop Discrimination – Judicial Protest filed against Malta Government
The Malta Co-operative Federation (MCF) filed a judicial protest against the Prime Minister of Malta, The Minister for Economy, Investment and Small Enterprises, The Cooperatives Board, the Central Co-operative Fund, the Attorney General and Koperattivi Malta, accusing them of discrimination against it and its coop members. MCF has been established since November 2012, and despite numerous efforts by MCF Council to resolve the discriminatory situation faced by MCF, there was no tangible progress registered. Since the Federation’s inception, the Central Co-operative Fund (CCF) have failed to approve any funding for the Federation. On the other hand, it is choosing to [...]