Summary: | Interviews with co-op members in which they voice concerns over: Need for child day care, wages and incentives, hiring policies and hours of work, fishing, involvement with the Federation of Co-Operatives and involvement of members in decision making. Jim Winter from the Federation of Co-ops and Glen Fitzpatrick and Sam Kean from the Registrar of Co-ops discuss the co-operative approach in a community, specifically in Fogo, and the roles and responsibilities involved in a co-op and how they are guided by a co-op constitution. Fogo Island Co-op. Issues and concerns of the Co-op membership. Need for child day care -- Wages and incentives -- Hiring policies, hours of work -- Fishermens concerns -- The Federation of Co-operatives -- Roles and responsibilities -- Issues and concerns of the Co-op membership. Membership involvement in decision making Includes content from other Fogo Island Co-op videos. Buzzing noise in parts of the film. Tracking is poor in places.
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