Care Together Program progress shared on global stage

27 November 2024

BCCM CEO Melina Morrison shared the progress on the BCCM’s Care Together Program and the development of a co-operative social care sector in Australia while participating in a panel discussion on co-operatives in the care economy at the International Cooperative Alliance conference in New Delhi, India, today.

The panel was moderated by Diana Dovgan, Secretary General, CICOPA.

Panellists included:

  • Dr. Simel Esim, Manager, ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit
  • Dr. Sonia George, General Secretary, Self Employed Women’s Association, and Executive Committee Member of the International Domestic Workers Federation
  • Mr. Giuseppe Guerini, President, CECOP
  • Dr. Rose Karimi,  Cooperative Advisor, HealthPartners
  • Ms. Hazel Corcoran, Executive Director Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation  
  • Melina Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of Australian Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals, Australia

Melina on Co-operatives in the Care Economy panel

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