Achieving gender equality a trade union manual

Freedom of association for women workers in EPZs: A manual () ISBN: Export Processing Zones (EPZ): This manual is a tool for trade unions to reach out to women workers in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) to inform them of their rights and engage them in activities that promote freedom of association and organizing as a key means to improve their . To address these issues, and to help integrate gender prspective in trade union activities and policies, the ITUC has produced this Manual. It is intended to assist women and men trade unionists to face up the challenge equality presents and make changes in the unions, changes at work and changes in our attitudes to each other.  · Developing a union gender perspective is partly about organising around different needs, for example, equal opportunities and childcare and partly about recognising workers in very different work.

Having released a joint report with the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) on estimating the gender wage gap (GWP) with a view to achieving gender equality and eliminating GWP in the world of work, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Turkey now embarks on measuring GWP at enterprise level. Premised on the SDG 5 on "Achieving gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls", and Regional Economic Commissions, the African Union, business and industry, trade unions and associations, community leaders, academia and universities, research institutions, philanthropists, quizzes, videos, participants' manual and. Gender equality Cooperatives are contributing towards gender equality, by expanding women's opportunities to participate in local economies and societies in many parts of the world. In consumer cooperatives, most members are women, e.g. in Japan, women constitute of 95 per cent of membership and have.

Trade unions have led the struggle to achieve gender equality not only in the workplace, but also in their structures, in different areas of policies, and in the society as a whole. As one of the fundamental principles and preconditions for building a strong, democratic, future-ready trade union movement and fairer, prosperous, and equal societies, ITUC-Asia Pacific’s Constitution expressly guarantees the full integration of women in trade unions and the promotion of full gender parity in. Equality and diversity: a trade union priority Equality: central to our aims and objectives This guide can be used by UNISON branches and reps to negotiate policies to promote diversity and equality in the workplace. UNISON is committed to achieving equality in our workplaces, in our union and across society. For us, equality means. Developing a union gender perspective is partly about organising around different needs, for example, equal opportunities and childcare and partly about recognising workers in very different work situations. Women very often come into paid work through part-time, casual, contract or home work. A gender perspective therefore encourages us to develop union representation in different sorts of.