International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and
Service Producers' Co-operatives CICOPA

A sectoral organisation of the ICA

www.ica.coop/cicopa

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International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Producers' Co-operatives CICOPA

The International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Producers' Co-operatives, or CICOPA, is a sectoral organisation of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). Its full members are representative organisations of producers' co-operatives from different sectors: construction, industrial production, general services, transport, intellectual skills, artisanal activities, health, social care, etc. Its associated members are support organisations promoting co-operatives in those sectors.

The aim of CICOPA is to promote and represent workers' and producers' co-operatives. It's activities focus on:

ensuring the widest possible representation of national organisations around the world in its sector,
lobbying, especially in the field of specific workers' and producers' co-operative legislation and policies,
promoting the development of workers' and producers' cooperatives and their representative / support organisations at the national and regional level,
gathering information and gradually mapping the situation of workers' and producers' co-operatives, and
ensuring a flow of information and stimulate debates among its members

CICOPA maintains its own website in English, French and Spanish: www.cicopa.coop > > >

Last Updated: 24 July 2008