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Women with Precarious labourNetherlands
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1. Introduction2. Workgroup international solidarity3. Example projects focus gender aspects4. Specific problems5. Flex workers6. Women and part-time work7. Women problem workplace & society in general8. Strategies to improve position women & role of TU9. Optimism
Introduction
• Gesina Hoogsteen• Living: Amsterdam, Holland• Occupy: Chemical analyst
At Albemarle Catalyst company
• 28 years FNV trade union activist
• Member of FNV workgroup Int. Solidarity
Workgroup international solidarity
• Platform of activists – from all sections of FNV trade union.
• Taking decisions to support world wide solidarity projects.
• Fundraising by – 0.7% of the total contribution trade
union members.– collective agreement (CAO) by
negotiation between employer and unions.
– Financial support by government.
Workgroup international solidarity
• Criteria to judge the proposal projects:– Obtain trade union empowerment– Gender dimension
• focus on participation women• equal treatment
– Improve position of the workers.– International exchange and support between activists– Sustainability for self supporting
Projects focus gender aspects (1)
• Organizing women network of independent trade union, Belarus
Projects focus gender aspects (2)
• Empowerment women working in free trade zone's – Sri Lanka, – Indonesië – Mexico
Projects focus gender aspects (3)
• Empowerment and organizational strengthening of women working in shrimp peelers industry, Morocco
Specific problems
• Market economy in public sector extreme introduced
• Dramatically increase of Flex workers
• People with solid job are dismissed as to be return as flex worker.
• Dismissed workers at age > 40 years don’t find decent work in relation of their skills.
Flex workers
• Dramatically increase – 2007 20%, 2011 35%
• Earn less (± 5% and even more) than colleagues permanent contract.
• Continue threat in losing work• No prospect permanent contract• No equal working conditions for
equal work like vacation rights, pensions view, job training
Women and part-time work
• Women work part-time <32 hrs, more than men.
• Employer image: women are less ambitious.
• Research shows men and women are equally ambitious, but– Men are stronger than women focused on high
salary, promotion and status
– Also cultural change important:• More balanced division of tasks between men & women in
the sphere of work & private life • Need to be widely supported and implemented.
Women problem workplace & society in general
• Men want to give more time for their children, if the work allows.
• For women works the other way around: they want work more as the reception and care for the children is properly regulated.
Women problem workplace & society in general
• Neoliberal policy (free market economy) leads that women friendly rights degrade at accelerated tempo:– It fails when it comes to facilities necessary
in order to combine work and family care.– Government cuts child care that leads to
reduce in working hours of women.
• The mother than chooses work shorter hours, instead of both parents.
Strategies to improve position women
Cultural change:1.Decision makers: In top positions of companies, profit & non profit still mainly white and man.2.More balanced division of tasks between men & women in the sphere of work & private life
Strategies to improve position women & role of Trade Union
• Trade Union issue Netherlands:– People think TU is conservative, only for grey men. – Not popular for young people to become a member. – Participation of women activists is low. – Increasingly difficult for activist to act and participate
• Surprising development in cleaning sector. – Especially migrant women playing important role to
demands attention for more wage and better working conditions.
Strategies to improve position women & role of Trade Union
• Awareness for gender aspects• Training for women:
empowerment & negotiating • Construction of permanent women
network/workgroup/commission to be preferred.
• Social dialogue with employee and government
Optimisme
Thank you