23 September 2010
From two corners of the world, Thailand and Argentina, two groups of workers have joined to make their own common call to arms: no more chains in the garment industry! Dignity Returns in Bangkok and La Alameda in Buenos Aires jointly call upon consumers and activists alike to support decent work in the garment industry – by supporting their global sweat-free brand, No Chains.
19 July 2010
Have you ever had to settle in a new country, learn a completely new language, adapt to an unknown environment and get familiarized with the culture around you in order to fit in? If you picture yourself in such a situation you may probably experience a kind of isolation and vulnerability. Without knowing what to expect and faced to a barrier due to the inability to communicate, getting information about the system becomes essential. However, what people need -above all- is support. “The kind of support that comes from the hurt”, says Yvonne Chiu, founding member and Co-Executive Director of the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
15 December 2009
We have this strong sense of co-op solidarity not only because we think it is essential to the vitality of the co-operative movement, but also because it is by supporting other cooperatives that we can best serve society at large, in both the global North and South.
