Alice Toomer-McAlpine
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 9, 2026
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Workers.coop’s podcast is building an archive of worker co-op stories (opens the original)
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In 2024, the UK’s worker co-op federation, workers.coop, began producing Punchcard – the first podcast dedicated specifically to worker co-operation. More than a year later, the project has produced a catalogue of episodes capturing experiences, lessons and knowledge from across sectors, industries and countries. Hosted by Caleb Elliott, a young co-operative developer for Principle Six (which provides co-op development support in the UK), the podcast was created in response to a gap he noticed i
International Labour Conference adopts first convention on decent work in the platform economy (opens the original)
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With an estimated 150 million to 400 million platform workers worldwide, technological innovation is rapidly transforming how many make a living. This transformation offers both opportunities and risks to many, as new ways of working leave gaps in existing protections. This summer, a “landmark step” in global efforts to improve conditions for workers who earn their living through digital labour platforms was taken by the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 187 member states. The ILO’s 114t
Meet… Danaya Bogdanova, energy communities coordinator, Azimut 360 (opens the original)
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Danaya Bogdanova is an energy communities coordinator at Azimut 360, a Barcelona-based co-operative founded in 2009, an engineering co-operative specialised on solar PV technology, and also expert in energy communities. She now coordinates projects between Azimut 360 and local second degree co-operatives and organisations, such as Batec, Civic Energy and Coòpolis, and has recently taken on responsibility for the co-operative’s communications strategy. How did you first find out about co-operativ
How co-ops are transforming agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa (opens the original)
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Agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) face a host of interrelated challenges, including land degradation, water scarcity, high production costs, limited access to markets and finance, protracted crises and conflicts, and the accelerating impacts of climate change. Young people, women and small-scale producers are disproportionately impacted by these challenges, and though they play a key role in rural economies, are often excluded from decision-making, services, and economic
Young European co-operators gather to discuss economic democracy (opens the original)
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More than 90 young co-operators and entrepreneurs from 19 countries gathered last month for the three-day event, Youth Voices, Cooperative Choices: Advancing a Democratic Economy in Enlarged Europe (YVCC26). Organised by Cooperatives Europe and Hungarian student co-op DiákÉSZ, with the support of the Young European Cooperators Network (YECN), in the framework of #coops4dev, the event included panels, workshops, peer-to-peer sessions, policy labs and co-operation-in-action experiences at the MagN
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