Members
European scope
Europäisches Zentrum für Arbeitnehmerfragen (Germany). EZA
National scope
Spain
Fundación Concordia y Libertad (Humanismo y Democracia). Fund. C y L.
Centro Español para los Asuntos de los Trabajadores. CEAT
Asociación Diálogos para el Desarrollo.
Universitat Abat Oliba CEU. UAO
Italy
Comitato Europeo per la Formazione e l’Agricoltura. CEFA
Ente Nazionale per la Formazione e l’Addestramento dei Lavoratori. EFAL
Federazione Nazionale per lo Sviluppo dell’Agricoltura. FEDER.AGRI
Fondazione Luigi Clerici. FLC
Movimento Cristiano Lavoratori. MCL
Unione Nazionale delle Associazioni degli Immigrati ed Emigrati. UNAIE
Poland
Europejski Dom Spotkań Fundacja Nowy Staw. EDS-FNS
Portugal
Associação para a Formação, Investigação e Desenvolvimento Social dos Trabalhadores. FIDESTRA
Base-Frente Unitária de Trabalhadores. BASE-FUT
Federação dos Trabalhadores Democrata-Cristãos. FTDC
Liga Operária Católica Moviment de Trabalhadores Cristãos. LOC/MTC
Romania
Departamentul Educare - Formare al Confderaţiei Sindicatelor Democratice România. CSDR
Observer Member Status
Albania
Sindikata Autonome e Ushqimit, Agrikulturës, Tregtisë e Turizmit të Shqipërisë. SAUATT
Romania
Institutul de Formare Economică şi Socială. IFES
What is IPCM
Backgrounds
The European Centre for Workers’ Question (EZA), aware of the importance of the aid development ant the role of the migratory flows, established in 2004 a discussion group between its different organizations.
In the Cracovia Meeting the need to contribute to social justice in the world, international solidarity and strengthen of peace was established.
The Palermo Meeting in 2004 specified the proposals for the constitution of a provisional Platform, establishing two main aims:
- Promote International Aid projects between social organizations in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
- Analysis and investigation of migratory process with a solidarity focus.
The Platform
The International Platform of Cooperation and Migration (IPCM), was constituted legally in Madrid on June 21, 2009, as an international federation of organizations, under the protection of the Organic Law of 1/2002 of March 22, regulatory of the Law of Association of the Kingdom of Spain. It is inscribed in:
- The National Registry of the Ministry of Interior of Spain with number 593435;
- The Registry of not governmental organizations of development, of the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for the Development, AECID (State Department and Cooperation), as NGO nº 2352.
- The General file of citizen entities, Barcelona City Council.
Objetives
The Platform has as a general objective the promotion of solidarity actions in international aid and migrations. Particularly, it has the following specific objectives:
- Promote the development relation and solidarity between entities of Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
- Establishing nets to promote development project.
- Contributing to the social and cultural integration of migrants.
- Promoting the human and family rights.
- The research and analysis of migratory flows.
Activities
Development projects which contribute to eradicate hunger, poverty, illness and illiteracy.
Research interchanges to the training of developing countries, public awareness campaigns and workshops.
Integration of migrant people through labor training.
Researches and publications related to international aid and migrations.
Executive Board 2011-2014
President: Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga (H+D) - Spain
First Vice President: Piergiorgio Sciacqua (Movimiento Cristiano Lavorati) - Italy
Vicepresident: Tomasz Róźniak (Europjski Dom Spotkan Fundacka Nowy) - Poland
Vicepresident: María Reina Martín Ferreira Pimpão (FIDESTRA) - Portugal
Secretary: Jesús Casado (Centro Español para los Asuntos de los Trabajadores) - Spain
Treasurer: Josep Calvó García (Unión de Centros de Estudio del Mediterráneo) - Spain
Executive board 2018-2021
Executive Board appointed on extraordinary general Assembly IPCM
on september 14 th 2018.
Expiry of current mandate on september 14 th 2021
The General Assembly (December 7, 2021) has decided to extend the mandate of the current Board of Directors, due to the special pandemic situation.
President:
Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga. Fundación Humanismo y Democracia (H+D) - Spain; and Universitat Abat Oliba CEU -Spain.
Vice President:
Piergiorgio Sciacqua. European Centre for Workers' Questions (EZA)- Germany; and Movimento Cristiano Lavoratori (MCL) - Italy.
Vicepresident:
María Reina Martín Ferreira Pimpão. Associação para a Formação, Investigação e Desenvolvimento Social dos Trabalhadores (FIDESTRA) - Portugal.
Vicepresident:
Aneta Szczykutowicz. Europjski Dom Spotkan Fundacka Nowy (EDS-FNS) - Poland.
Secretary:
José Ignacio Argote. Centro Español para los Asuntos de los Trabajadores (CEAT) - Spain.
Vice Secretary:
Maribel Alañón. Fundación Humanismo y Democracia (H+D), today Fundación Concordia y Libertad - Spain
Treasurer:
Josep Calvó. Associação para a Formação, Investigação e Desenvolvimento Social dos Trabalhadores (FIDESTRA) - Portugal.
Ordinary members:
Vittorino Rodaro. Unione Nazionale dele Associazioni degli Immigrati ed Emigrati (UNAIE) - Italy
Álvaro Domingos. Centro Internacional de Formação dos Trabalhadores da Indistria e Energia (CIFOTIE) - Portugal (2018-2020).
Executive Board 2014-2017
Executive Board appointed on extraordinary Assembly IPCM on October
24 th 2014. Expiry of current mandate on October 24 th 2017
President:
Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga. Fundación Humanismo y Democracia (H+D) - Spain
First Vice President:
Piergiorgio Sciacqua. Centro Europeo para los Asuntos de los Trabajadores (EZA)- Alemania y del Movimento Cristiano Lavoratori (MCL) - Italy
Vicepresident:
María Reina Martín Ferreira Pimpão. Associação para a Formação, Investigação e Desenvolvimento Social dos Trabalhadores (FIDESTRA) - Portugal
Vicepresident:
Anna Moskwa. Europjski Dom Spotkan Fundacka Nowy (EDS-FNS) - Poland
Secretary:
Jesús Casado Gonzalo. Centro Español para los Asuntos de los Trabajadores (CEAT) - Spain
Treasurer:
Josep Calvó García. Unión de Centros de Estudio del Mediterráneo (UCEM) - Spain
Vice Treasurer:
Francisco Domínguez Bella. Centro Español para los Asuntos de los Trabajadores (CEAT) - Spain
Ordinary member:
Álvaro Domingos. Centro Internacional de Formação dos Trabalhadores da Indistria e Energia (CIFOTIE) - Portugal