Did you know that in Québec, in 2004, 87,000 jobs are generated by the 3,200 cooperatives of all types? Desjardins Group (our cooperative financial institution) has about 40,000 employees in Québec. In Canada, nearly 155,000 people in a population of 30 million work in cooperatives in all categories, and all over the world, 100 million workers. Cooperatives do what it takes to stimulate the social economy.
Cooperation: it's worth working for!
This feature article courtesy of Mes finances-Ma caisse magazine.
Money working for people
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