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Union of Czech and Moravian Production Co-operatives

-member of the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic
-member of the Government Committee for disabled people of Czech Republic
-member of the Government Union of Economic and Transport of Czech Republic
-member of the Czech - German Trade and Economic Chamber
-member of the Association of Co-operative Unions
-member of the Committee of Production Co-operatives of the International Co-operative Alliance (CICOPA)
-member of the
European Confederation of Workers Co-operatives of the European Union (CECOP)

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The Union of Czech and Moravian Production Co-operatives is an union of legal persons with common interests. Membership in the union is voluntary and presently the union has 320 members.

A significant task of the Union of Czech and Moravian Producer Co-operatives is to assist Co-operatives in finding domestic and foreign producer and trade contacts. On the other hand, if a trade partner looking for commercial Co-operation with producer Co-operatives contacts us, we recommend a suitable partner from among our members, The Union of Czech and Moravian Producer Co-operatives also assists its members to organize exhibitions, fairs and to arrange contracts, Visitors can see exhibitions of Co-operatives' products at fairs and exhibitions in the Czech Republic and abroad. This year producer Co-operatives will take part on the International Furniture Fair in Cologne on the Rhine, Foire de Paris, the International Fair of Industrial Arts in Jerusalem and the International Fair of Consumer Goods in Brno, the Exhibition Embax-Print in Brno, the International Industrial Arts Fair in Basel, the International Handicraft Fair in Munich, the International Co-operatives' Fair in Brno and many others. Presently the Union of Czech and Moravian Producer Co-operatives represents altogether 42 Co-operatives of a disabled that employ nearly 7 thousand disabled persons, Because these Co-operatives have not only business, but also social functions, the union pays special attention to the creation of snitoble conditions for their success, in the interest of an active employment policy of handicapped persons.

Addresses of main office in Prague and branch offices in Brno and Ostrava: