Maurizio Molinari

Maurizio Molinari

Tue, 31/12/13

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When Workers Takeover: From Redundancy to Ri-Maflow

Italian workers occupy the factory where they used to work and run it as a cooperative recycling electronic components.

Have you heard the story about the Italian workers who took over the bankrupt company that previously employed them and started a new cooperative, all while doing something for the environment? read more »

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Italy
Europe

Era:

21st Century: Workers' Control in the Present

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Ri-Maflow

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