[P2P-F] Fwd: Conference on transfer of enterprises to worker cooperatives

Mon Sep 4 18:06:29 CEST 2017

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From: Erdmuthe Klaer <eka at revesnetwork.eu>
Date: Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 9:10 PM
Subject: Conference on transfer of enterprises to worker cooperatives
To: "Ris. Sarah de Heusch Ribassin" <ris at smartbe.be>, Stacco Troncoso <
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Dear all,

Another message just to inform you on a conference regarding the transfer
of enterprises to worker cooperatives, just in case some of you might be
interested.

Leader of this initiative is COCETA, we are involved in the organisation.

Kind regards,

Erdmuthe

*Conference “Transfer of enterprises to worker cooperatives and the role of
public authorities - an under-estimated alternative to prevent closing-down
of enterprises?”*

*26 September 2017*

*Committee of the Regions, Brussels*

In the upcoming years, a high number of small and medium enterprises all
over Europe risk to cease activities if owners do not find any successor.

At the same time, a number of enterprises close down due to economic
difficulties or simply a change of strategy (e.g. delocalization).
Countries such as France, Spain or Italy, however, have shown that even in
such cases a take-over of the enterprise by employees might be possible.

Even though workers’ buy-out (the transfer of enterprises to worker
cooperatives)  cannot be considered as a panacea, it has been up to now
much ignored and/or under-estimated as an option by policy-makers,
enterprise owners and employees in many EU Member States.

This conference, held in the framework of the Saving Jobs! Initiative - a
pilot project on workers’ buy-out supported by the European Commission -
aims to shed light at the context in which worker buy-outs may or may not
happen. Social economy players, public authorities, trade unions and civil
society representatives will discuss key elements of successful transfers,
the situation in different EU member states, as well as the role local and
regional authorities can play in creating a conducive environment. How to
move on at European level, in the context of discussions around an action
plan for the social economy, the future of EU cohesion policy, the new
Skills Agenda…, … ?

Register here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9WuyxQG7x2mbq0Or-TwU8cZlj2yvezOY7S4Dj1I2sPYAHHQ/viewform?c=0&w=1>.

*Deadline for registration: 7 September 2017 *

You will find the draft programme attached to this e-mail.

For further information please contact: office at revesnetwork.eu

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