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TRADE UNIONS Example of an effective collaboration with trade unions

TRADE UNIONS Example of an effective collaboration with trade unions. Heidrun Silhavy Trade Union Federation of Austria (OEGB). „Regional Project“ in Styria , Austria“ collaboration between equality body and the Trade Union Federation of Austria ( OeGB ).

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TRADE UNIONS Example of an effective collaboration with trade unions

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  1. TRADE UNIONS Example of an effective collaborationwith trade unions Heidrun Silhavy Trade Union Federation of Austria (OEGB)

  2. „Regional Project“ in Styria, Austria“collaborationbetweenequalitybodyandtheTrade Union Federationof Austria (OeGB) The department for women`s affairs is part of the OeGB. We do not have our own constitution but we have our own tasks and our own decision making bodies, specified in the rules of the OeGB. That’s important for our collaboration!

  3. The TASKS ofthewomen´sdepartmentincludes e.g. • promotion for equal opportunities for women and men with the goal of effective equality between women and men (work) • involvement in the implementation of gender mainstreaming and • NETWORKING and COLLABORATION with social partners, as well as women‘s organizations, institutions and NGO´s

  4. LAW • Equal Treatment Act (1979) – PRIVATE SECTOR (equality between women and men in the field of employment and occupation) • Federal Equal Treatment Act (largely identical to the private sector) • Federal Disability Discrimination Act • based on the ETA, we as the women´s department, supported the establishment of the ombud for equal treatment

  5. Basic • since 1991 the ombud for equal treatment has been an independent state institution in Austria • the next step was our lobbying for regional bodies • since 1998 step by step regional ombudpersons have been established – in Styria since 2000 Head of the office Mrs. ELKE LUJANSKY – LAMMER ! (she is in the audience)

  6. fightagainstdiscrimination • there is no seperate Anti-discrimination center or department in the OeGB • the secretary for women´s affairs has no responsibility to support on all grounds • it´s part of our work to stop discrimination against women at work – but also to support women friendly politics • so our collaboration with the equality body is concentrated on equality between women and men at work

  7. EU Strategyforequalitybetweenwomenandmen (2010-2015) - equalpayforequalworkandworkofequalvalue/ transparencyofpay • women earn in Austria as much as 18 percent less than men for equal work. Thus, Austria is EU-wide on the second to last place • the amendment to the Equal Treatment Act in March 2011 is going to contribute to increasing the transparency of pay

  8. The Project based on these legal innovations collaboration and communication-quality levels and steps of target groups target groups: **** staff representatives of employees and staffs of trade unions or of the Chamber of Labour of Styria (part of social partnership) *** trade union members ** employees * general public

  9. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONAND QUALITY LEVEL 1 INFORMATION AND KNOW HOW cooperation events like: • conferences and forum discussions • April 2011 Conference about income reports (staff representatives of employees and staffs of trade unions or of the Chamber of Labour of Styria) almost 100 participants • legal and practical rules and conditions

  10. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONAND QUALITY LEVEL 2 Creatingand/orraisingawarenessofdiscriminationandgettingmore sensitive concerningdiscrimination. * regional ombudperson • expert andlecturer - educationalprovision • eg. 2 years evening school for employee representatives, seminars, etc.

  11. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONAND QUALITY LEVEL 3 Sustainability in the knowledge and awareness – with the goal that in the future staff representatives in Styria are guardians against discrimination! • workshops (anonymised individual cases) • assistingstaffrepresentativeswiththeirtaskscheckingtheincomereports etc.

  12. BASIS for SUCCSESSFUL OUTCOME • building TRUST in persons and institutions • don´t wait for regulation – do it e.g. women´s committee - experts in Styria • people who live in the region, know the region and help practically; > identification • accompanying • credible

  13. PRINT • coordinate printing information • also emails, letters etc. to the target group • one stop shop principle for invitations, registrations and feedback for the 1st level of the target group

  14. DIGITAL • we use our own resources like internet • we are planning a new homepage for the Styrian department of women´s affairs • we are considering a blog module for our board members • I use facebook, but it is not adaquate at the moment for our target group – the same is true with twitter • as you can see we are in progress

  15. Atthe end ofthepresentation Wehavetriedtodefine a newquality in ourcollaborationandweare building on progress made. Withourprojectofcollaborationwehopetogivethegenderequalityprocess in Styria a newdrive! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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