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WOMEN Organising Globally, Building Unions Locally

Dive into the importance of women's unions in the international scene, addressing inequality and advocating for women's rights globally. Learn how union organizing can bring change and support for women workers.

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WOMEN Organising Globally, Building Unions Locally

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  1. WOMENOrganising Globally, Building Unions Locally Diana Holland Chair ITUC Women’s Committee

  2. What has international organisation got to do with me??? • Working for a multi-national company • Working as a migrant worker • Job threatened with outsourcing to another country • Solidarity wanted for a workplace struggle • Standing up against Anti-union and human rights abuses, violence against women • Union organisation internationally can make the difference

  3. 1.2 BILLIONWOMEN IN THE WORLD TODAYARE IN WORK40% of world employment

  4. AND yet, … • Women are 60% of the world’s poor and working poor • Women earn 12-60% less than men co-workers • Over 60% of working women are in “informal” work

  5. Women internationally • A shared agenda • Different priorities eg maternity rights • Longer paid maternity leave in UK • No forced pregnancy test for job in airline in India • Introduction of legal maternity rights in USA • Hiding pregnancy in male-dominated work in South Africa • Recognition and valuing of work women do in all regions of the world • Sisterhood, Solidarity, Support • Inspiration

  6. ITUC Report Gender Pay Gap stuck at 16% worldwide

  7. The ITUC • Represents 168 million workers • 40% of them women • In 55 countries and 4 regions Africas Americas Asia-Pacific Pan-European • Is made up of 311 national affiliates – trade union centres

  8. ITUC Women’s Committee and Conference • Trade union women elected from all regions of the world • Works for gender parity (50:50) in all decision-making and negotiating bodies • Promotes international solidarity between women trade unionists • First ITUC World Women’s Conference October 2009 Brussels

  9. Unions4womenwomen4Unions • ITUC Campaign to organise working women • Targeting women and issues important to women INCREASES MEMBERSHIP RATES BY UP TO 150% • Organising and campaigning together • Discrimination - Maternity - Pay Equity • Childcare - Protection from Sexual Harassment

  10. ITUC Women’s Committee work programme • ITUC Action Programme on achieving Gender Equality in Trade Unions • ITUC Charter Rights of Working Women • Guide on Sexual Harassment • UN Beijing Platform for Action • ILO Gender and Domestic Workers • Action on International Women’s Day • DECENT WORK, DECENT LIFE FOR WOMEN CAMPAIGN

  11. Sororal greetings for International Women’s Day

  12. As birds are bornto flyso are women bornto be free

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