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Argentine local councils commit to using co-op models

‘This will lead to further economic and political integration, boosting local development and the growth of the solidarity model in the territory’

The city of Gualeguaychú in Argentina is the latest to join a network of local councils promoting co-operative business models.

As part of the agreement, the council will work with the national confederation of co-operatives, Cooperar.

Set up in 2016, the network of co-operative councils (La Red de Municipios Cooperativos) brings together local authorities and businesses to raise awareness about co-operatives. So far, 19 local authorities have joined.

Their initiatives focus on promoting co-operative development and education, buying local co-operative products and services and making a positive contribution to people’s health and the environment.

The council will also collaborate with the federation of worker co-operatives, FECOOTRA, with whom it signed another agreement. The initiative aims to promote, develop, and consolidate co-operative models, as well as provide training, workshops and best practices for those interested in co-operatives.

Meuricio Weber, director of the Co-operatives department within the municipality of Gualeguaychú, said: “Today in Gualeguaychú, no one can dispute the quality of the workforce existing in co-operatives, our city would never discuss this.”

He added that the partnership was a step forward for the municipality, which could take advantage of Cooperar’s experience to further support co-operatives.

Related: Our coverage of the UK co-op council movement

Cristian Horton, treasurer of Cooperar, added: “This will lead to further economic and political integration, boosting local development and the growth of the solidarity model in the territory, as part of a joint collaboration between the government and local co-operatives, federations and the confederation.”

Many of the council’s public works are carried out by co-operatives, which provide jobs for some 400 families. Recently, the council commissioned the co-op Azul y Blanca to build a kitchen for local nursery Sulcito. Another co-op, El Trébol Lltda, was in charge of building concrete pathways in Haddad Square.