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Gender Mainstreaming in the Chinese Trade Union Movement

Gender Mainstreaming in the Chinese Trade Union Movement. WANG Liming Deputy Director General International Liaison Department All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU). Indicators. Labour force breakdown: trade union members (national figure, industrial sectors)

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Gender Mainstreaming in the Chinese Trade Union Movement

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  1. Gender Mainstreaming in the Chinese Trade Union Movement WANG LimingDeputy Director GeneralInternational Liaison DepartmentAll-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)

  2. Indicators • Labour force breakdown: trade union members (national figure, industrial sectors) • Full- and part-time unionists

  3. ACFTU Headquarters structure • Organizational Structure of the ACFTU

  4. Challenges • Advantage of this structure for gender mainstreaming • Awareness-raising needed • Shift from women-workers specific approach to gender mainstreaming

  5. Objective and Contribution to the Promotion of Trade Union Gender Mainstreaming Strategy • Promoting gender equality through the institution -structural arrangements -outcomes • Progress made toward gender mainstreaming • Understanding difference between “women’s issues” and “gender issues” -vision broadened with gender mainstreaming

  6. Integration at Policy Level and Capacity Building • Policy integration of gender equality and sensitization -a process -gender equality concept introduced into ACFTU -priority identified in trade union strategic action and activities

  7. Project Operational Activities • High-level workshop to raise awareness about gender equality • Experience-sharing and networking • Inclusion of gender-sensitive statistics into trade union databank • Training activities

  8. Training Activities • Training of trainers • Gender equality practitioners training • Training menu and tools development

  9. Increasing International Exchange and Cooperation • Learning from other countries and enriching our practices • International cooperation with ILO and UNDP helps with gender-focused planning and outputs in order to work toward making gender equality a reality.

  10. Thank you

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