(Madrid, June 12, 2013). - The Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) this morning in Madrid at the close of the XXI Assembly his credentials to social partnership.
Social Economy companies have made "?"?clear they want to stop being short-term solutions, and become part of the structural reforms needed by the Spanish and European production model.
This act was to promote the visibility of this way of doing business and data demonstrate that there is another inexpensive alternative to the current situation so inescapable passing by the social economy and its companies.
In the act apart CEPES president, Juan Antonio Pedreño, by ministers representing the Ministry of Economy and Finance, in charge of social and solidarity economy and Consumption of the French Republic, Benoit Hamon, Secretary of State for Employment Engracia Hidalgo and President of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, Ramón Luis Valcárcel.
A model CEPES as president, Juan Antonio Pedreño, "continues to demonstrate its commitment towards people, towards the creation and maintenance of employment and enterprise and towards increased competitiveness and innovation".
During the event also has value to the social economy as an element that has a key role within the Spanish and European policies and granting an important opportunity to advance contributing to the twin objectives of growth and social cohesion.
Such companies through a combination of solidarity and profitability have taken a leading role in the economy, but according to The Social Economy Employers can not prosper and develop all their potential if they meet the political, legislative and operational conditions .
This way of doing business is creating good jobs that do not relocate, creating social capital, and innovation supported by environmental, social and especially technological and management.
CEPES President declared in the act that "want to remind society and governments have become a key element in the construction of the countries that make up Europe and the output of this difficult economic situation", "who are showing their commitment to the job permanently, "added Pedroza.
In the past five years since the crisis began, the entire Spanish Social Economy has kept his job. Finding staffing levels at the same level then, some 2,350,000 jobs directly and indirectly.
According CEPES have created nearly 20,000 new businesses and 150,000 new jobs during the crisis, where the general trend has been the loss of jobs.
Official data show that job destruction in the social economy is 6.5 points lower than other business models. In some families have been cooperative as the differential is above twelve points.
For Juan Antonio Pedreño, these data have allowed this situation of uncertainty and suffering social economy enterprises provide a ray of hope to a large number of people, without this solution would not be in the labor market ".
In the event, the president of the Social Economy Employers also commented that "this identity we have to communicate, as we are doing today, we need a clear, transparent, strong and firm to allow social economy enterprises are best known, most knowledgeable, most respected and most valued byeveryone but especially for those responsible for developing public policy. "
Moreover, as underlined Juan Antonio Pedreño "The Social Economy is helping to build Spain as far as economic growth and employment are concerned, these companies want to stop being short-term solutions, and become part of the structural reforms required by the model Spanish production ".
Also, Pedreño recalled that "only together we can contribute to all elevate the role of the Social Economy and place it in the proper place in the reconstruction of Europe," "an ally, the social economy, which is increasingly questioned Unless you are in the roundtables where public policies are built", he CEPES president outlined.
Finally, from CEPES considered vital that the European institutions and governments are coordinated so there is a comprehensive and integrated European policy for this sector.
Link to the vídeo of Juan Antonio Pedreño in the Assembly of CEPES.
Link to the news on the website of the Embassy of France about CEPES Assembly.
Link to the photo gallery of the CEPES Assembly in the website of the Embassy of France in Spain.
