IWD2020: Cooperatives can be the tool to reduce the socio-economic injustices faced by women!
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are challenges both within cooperatives, and in countries where cooperatives operate. Multiple barriers impose limitations on women, hindering their access to opportunities, often translating into legal restrictions that institutionalise women’s marginalisation. Eliminating those barriers that thwart gender equality is a critical target for cooperative action and a key priority for the International Cooperative Alliance and its member organisations, which aim for a genderresponsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. International Women’s Day represents an unmissable opportunity to mobilise global action to achieve gender equality for all women and girls. In 2020, the theme [...]
MCF congratulates new Prime Minister
The Malta Co-operative Federation (MCF) sent a letter to Dr. Robert Abela, congratulating him for his appointment as Malta's nineth Prime Minister The federation said that its council and members look forward to working with the government to strengthen and promote the cooperative business model. "The Federation looks forward to working with the government on initiatives that boost Malta's huge potential in the social economy sector, amongst which there's cooperative housing and social cooperatives." MCF said it is eager to see the immediate implementation of the various processes that were being discussed, including the effective implementation of the PLRC report [...]
Malta Cooperative Federation reaction to Auditor General report on Coops
The Malta Co-operative Federation (MCF) has taken note of the November 2019 report issued by the Auditor-General on the Co-operative sector in Malta. The Federation notes that various issues raised by the Auditor-General reflect what MCF and its Members have been saying for years. In the light of this report, the Malta Co-operative Federation appeals to Government to immediately implement the recommendations of the Excelsior Accord and of the Committee appointed by Government known as the Premises and Legacy Review Committee (PLRC), so that the Maltese co-operative movement could move forward with the equity of treatment and the energy it needs to [...]
Certificate Course in the Practice of Co-operative Societies – October 2019
Certificate Course in the Practice of Co-operative Societies organised by the University of Malta, starting October 2019. Applications are now open. For more info check the link .
Coops 4 Decent Work – International Day of Co-operatives 2019 – MCF’s contributions
#Coops4DecentWork - Today the Malta Co-operative Federation is celebrating the International Day of Co-operatives with one billion people around the world and with the International Co-operative Alliance. Click on the link below and find us on the map & find out what other co-operators are doing! The Malta Co-operative Federation launches a new video specifically for the International Day of Co-operatives 2019 - Coops4Decent Work https://www.facebook.com/maltacooperativefederation/videos/878190922534671/ John Mallia, President of the Malta Co-operative Federation makes his point on the 2019 Coops Day in the Press
SportsLink Coop Ltd join the Malta Co-operative Federation
The Malta Co-operative Federation Council accepted Sportslink Coop Ltd as a new Member Society of the Federation on July 3, 2019. The MCF Council Members welcomed the members of this newly registered co-operative to the Federation. SportsLink Coop joins the growing family of sports cooperatives around the world. SportsLink will bring together regional, national and international sport events, including sport and multi-sport conferences to local communities. The co-operative will also assist in transforming existing low-key sport competitions and develop them to important events. MCF CEO Rolan Micallef Attard thanked his fellow Council Members for all the hard work and hand-holding [...]