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This article highlights the importance of promoting gender diversity in union leadership to empower women and achieve social justice. It discusses the benefits of having more women leaders, such as increased capacity to build workers' power and win better rights. The article emphasizes the investment in democracy and the strength of the movement that comes with acknowledging and valuing women's leadership capacities. It also emphasizes the role of trade unions in empowering women in decision-making positions and achieving gender equality in the workplace.

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COUNT US IN

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  1. COUNT US IN “ EMPOWERING WOMEN POWER FOR SOCIALJUSTICE FOR BETTER LIFE” Ms. ArjolaAlika Brussels BSPSH – ALBANIA 05-11-2015

  2. COUNT US IN • Far more women are likely to join a union, as members, activists and leaders, when unions reflect the gender diversity in their leadership. • By promoting women leaders, unions gain capacity to build workers’ power and, to win better rights for all workers. • More women in leadership enhances the ability of unions to reach out to, organise and mobilise more women members and activists.

  3. COUNT US IN • Acknowledging and valuing women’s leadership capacities is an investment in democracy and in the strength of our movement. • More women in leadership enhances the ability of unions to reach out to, organise and mobilise more women members and activists.

  4. COUNT US IN Importance of empowering the role of women •  in decision making,  • in the leader positions , policymaking, • respect the importance of gender equality, • non-discrimination between men and women at the workplace, • for decent wages, for equality in wages between men and women and also for decent work according to EU directives and ITUC strategy. • decrease of criminality in the society

  5. COUNT US IN • BSPSH has reached participation of  women in lider structures at 35% , 5 % more than  provided in the statute of ITUC . Also in accordance with the decisions of the 3-rd  Congress of ITUC   Mr. Kalaja( at the 6-th Congress of BSPSH on 2014  took the decision to achieve the objective of + 5% women membership by decision of the 4th ITUC Congress in 2018,  so the representation of women in our Confederation ( BSPSH)  to reach at 40%.

  6. COUNT US IN • BSPSH on 18 .06.2015   organized the  seminar with the theme "The role of women in empowering the structures of the trade unions and in decision-making bodies . The role of the media inhighlighting the values and the role of women in the society ". • BSPSH will  continue  the compaign “ COUNT US IN  in national level , in enterprises and  in other cities of Albania .  

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  15. EU directives for #EqualPayDay‬ • The fight against the gender pay gap should be part of a clear, long-term strategy for gender equality, including strong support for collective bargaining. • Without changes of the legislation the descrimination will continue . • Policy ,solidarity and decent living conditions for migrant women.

  16. The role of trade union • Trade union action are needed: • 1. Implementing gender mainstreaming into all ETUC policies • 2. Achieving equal pay between women and men • 3. Eliminating gender representation gap in decision making bodies • 4. Promoting the combination of work, family and private life • 5. Addressing the link between domestic violence and workplace rights

  17. The role of trade unions • Dignity, • Integrity • End to gender-based violence • Icreasing the number of member of women through collective bargaining • Equality wages for women and men • Social Justice

  18. #EqualPayDay‬

  19. COUNT US IN • Thank you for the attention !! • Ms. Arjola ALIKA • http://www.bspsh.org.al/ • http://sindikalisti.com/?p=162 • https://twitter.com/Rrjeti1 • BashkimiiSindikatavetePavarurateShqiperise- BSPSH – facebook

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