S7 E12: Reimagined Economies
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Mondragon's Compromise
- Mondragon, known for its worker cooperatives and focus on equality, faces the challenge of competing in a global capitalist market.
- To remain competitive, some Mondragon cooperatives have subsidiaries in lower-wage countries like Mexico and China, employing around 10,000 workers.
- This practice, while seen as a necessary compromise to compete with corporations that outsource jobs, raises concerns about adhering to the cooperative model.
- Mondragon expresses a desire for subsidiary workers to become cooperative members, but acknowledges the difficulty of achieving this goal.
- This compromise highlights the tension between maintaining Mondragon's values and surviving in a conventional capitalist system.
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