(Madrid, September 15, 2011). - President of the Region of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, offered on Thursday at a conference in Madrid under the first breakfast CEPES(Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy), which has addressed the importance and strength of this business model as an "essential tool" for creating jobs and ending the crisis.
The event, which was attended by over 150 businessmen, politicians and people linked to the Social Economy, was moderated by the Chairman of CEPES,Juan Antonio Pedroza.
The business model of social economy of the Region of Murcia "has again demonstrated its flexibility in times of crisis and has been an example for the rest of Spain."
In this sense, Valcarcel has shown how this formula work has been achieved in these years of hardship, "not only to maintain the business, but to create new businesses and quality jobs."
According Valcárcel in the current economic climate, "it is necessary to promote, support and consolidate from governments such societies, which not only serve to keep alive the hope that it is possible to create quality jobs, but also to find basic democratic principles and of solidarity. "
Thus, the President of the Region of Murcia has emphasized that these companies are an "engine of growth and economic development of the region, which retains jobs and creating new partnerships." For this reason, said "We are prepared to maintain our support and give all possible priority to the cooperative model and social economy enterprises."
In the Region there are over 2,300 cooperatives and labor companies, representing 6.3% of the national total, which employ over 22,000 people, more than 6% of Spanish cooperative employment. During the first six months of this year 142 were created in Murcianew social economy enterprises allowed to insert in the labor market to some 600 unemployed.
These figures, Valcarcel said, "show that these entities are the best future option for the contribution of the Murcia region of Spain socio-economic development".
Meanwhile, Juan Antonio Pedroza stated that the political commitment of Ramon Luis Valcarcel and belief in this business model "has facilitated the creation of a business network, solid and consolidation of thousands of jobs in recent years continued growth, "despite the current economic situation. It shares with him, which is one of thebest options for future business.
