Worker and Platform Cooperative Network

[This is a working title, we can change it later on]

Purpose of this Page

• Provide a holding space and platform for those interested in this to get in touch with the network [A wiki is more discoverable than a Google Doc, which has the same functionality. We can move to an even better platform in the future if there is a need or resources to do so].
• Provide index of (that is, point to) resources useful for those who want to start a worker-owned or platform cooperative in Singapore. This platform does not just seek to share, but also makes it easy for all its members to contribute to the knowledge base, so that we can benefit from a collective effort.

Members and Membership Rules

[These are tentative suggestions for all of us to consent to]

• Members are those who have a deep interest in starting, running or championing worker/platform coops for the purpose of generating greater economic inclusion.
• Associate members are those that members vouch for and introduce to the network. This way, the group can grow organically based on member referrals, or through people getting in touch directly. Taking a leaf out of Enspiral, you can be an associate member when a member trusts you. You become a full member when all of the members trust you.
• All decisions related to the purpose and structure of the network will be collective decided, through consent. We will adopt sociocracy or use some sociocratic principles for the purpose of decision-making and organsing.
• [We' can also think about whether these is information that we only share with members, and what can be shared more broadly; if there is no concern at all whatsoever, we can adopt a policy of transparency until we realise we should not overshare]

Members

• Fang Xinwei (Singapore Children's Society)
• Vincent Ng (A Good Space)
• Kenneth Heng (Solve N+1)
• Justin Lee (IPS Policy Lab)

Associate members

• Simon Siah, Qurious consulting [Justin's contact]
• Alex Shieh [SNCF]

Member Projects

[We can decide whether we are comfortable sharing this or not; putting some basic information may help you find partners; interest relevant stakeholders. We could provide a status update, what stage, whether you are looking for funding, support, research, volunteers etc.]

Lobang Coop

[Xinwei]

Cleaning worker-owned coop

[Kenneth Heng]

Collective Projects

[To suggest and then consent to]

Consider then invite relevant partners to this network?

CSSGP

Alex Shieh from SNCF

Workshop on Platform Co-ops?

Consult with a platform coop to equip with technical and organizational expertise required to start one based on what Xinwei is trying to start by asking Trebor for referral and links.Xinwei maybe able to pay for consultation. [IPS Policy Lab can offer to host a closed-door discussion if Xinwei wants to oepn it to the members or associate members of this network??]

Start Creating a Shared Knowledge-Base?

Consolidate a knowledge base of how to set up worker / platform cooperatives so that those interested in the issue can become informed, but also benefit from the efforts of others trying to do this in Singapore

Resources

[This is a really bad way of making the knowledge base sharable or contributable by everyone...we make do for now and discuss later.I just throw in stuff I had lying around and had no time to go clean up and take stock off. We could discuss a reporsitory, which is a place where we park info. We could see if an index or catalogue works better. Over time, we can provide a narrative structure making sense of needs, gaps, possible ways forward for this sector later on.]

A Google Doc Cataloguing General Info on Cooperatives

A Google Doc with information specially on Worker-owned Cooperatives