Presentation by Chiara Carini, Senior Researcher, EURICSE at the 15th Spatial Productivity Lab meeting of the OECD Trento Centre on 14 December 2021, Trento, Italy. More info https://oe.cd/SPL

1. Working conditions in
Trentino social co-operatives
Chiara Carini
chiara.carini@euricse.eu

2. In social co-operatives, workers are not only important stakeholders but also a key resource for the
growth and development of the organization.
The health and economic crisis triggered by the spread of Covid-19 has severely affected the world
of work in general and several of the sectors in which social cooperatives operate.
For this reason, we (as Euricse) carried out a study of workers in Trentino social cooperatives using
both the INPS data and data collected through an online survey which involved a sample of workers
of social cooperatives based in the Trentino province.
The results presented in the following slides are preliminary and are a preview of the overall results
of the study that will be included in the new Euricse report on Trentino cooperatives to be published
in January 2022.
Aim of this presentation

3. Employees of Trentino social cooperatives
106 active social
cooperatives
(23.7% of active cooperatives in the province)
10.452 employees
(34.7% of total number of employees of the
cooperatives in the province)
XXX
55,9
44,1
30,3
69,7
52,6
47,1
0,3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Permanent Fixed term Full-time Part-time blue collar white collar other
Contract Working time Qualification
69
31
15,1
59,8
25,1
87,2
12,8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Female Male Up to 29 years
old
30 – 54 years
old
55 anni and
more
European
union
Other than
European
union
Sex Age Citizenship
%
%
Source: Euricse based on INPS data

4. While cooperatives had
registered an increase in the
number of activated jobs
between 2018 and 2019, the
data for 2020 show a
slowdown due to the
pandemic.
According to INPS data,
between 2019 and 2020, the
total number of jobs in
cooperatives in Trentino
decreased by 2%.
The impact of the Covid on the employment levels
2,2% 4,3%
17,5% 21,7%
12,5%
88,9%
67,4%
59,6% 55,0%
66,3%
4,4%
26,1%
7,0% 13,3% 12,5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Agriculture
coops
Consumer
coops
Worker coops Social coops Total
Increase of more than 50%
Increase between 10 and 50%
Less than 10% increase
Stable
Reduction of at most 10%
Reduction between 10 and 50%
Reduction of more than 50%
Cooperatives by change in paid staff of the cooperative in 2020 compared to 2019.
Source: Euricse survey on Trentino cooperatives. Year 2021

5. The impact of the Covid on the
working conditions in Trentino social cooperatives
How do you think your work situation has changed compared to the period before the COVID-19 emergency with
regard to the following factors? % values.
9,0
9,5
37,0
14,2
10,4
10,0
14,2
9,0
18,0
13,7
13,3
24,6
15,6
85,3
82,9
55,5
51,7
80,1
83,4
72,0
81,0
72,0
78,7
78,7
62,1
77,3
5,7
7,6
7,6
34,1
9,5
6,6
13,7
10,0
10,0
7,6
8,1
13,3
7,1
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Salary
Job stability
Workload
the physical environment of workplace…
Autonomy and independence in work
Achievements and career perspectives
Relations with colleagues
Relations with superiors
Opportunities and training provided by the…
Involvement in the cooperative's decisions
Recognition of work by the cooperative
Work-life balance
Overall, considering all of the above factors
worsened
unchanged
improved
Source: Euricse survey on employees of Trentino social cooperatives. Year 2021

6. The data from INPS and data from the survey conducted on a sample of workers in
social cooperatives offers a fairly complete picture of the characteristics of workers
in these cooperatives and helps to better delineate and understand the
substantial characteristics and impact of Covid on workers.
It is now time of understanding and reflecting on
 how the second and third waves of the pandemic affected working conditions,
in particular the levels of stress that many of the workers have experienced
during the last months, and
 how co-operatives are organizing themselves to cope with the recovery phase
and if there might be some changes for workers as well.
Conclusion

7. Thanks for your attention.
chiara.carini@euricse.eu