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MDG3 ‘Promote gender equality & empower women’MDG3 ‘Promote gender equality & empower women’

We are…We are…

ITUC in partnership with

UNI Global Union and WageIndicator Foundation

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14 countries14 countries

• Angola • Azerbaijan• Belarus• Brazil• India• Indonesia

• Kazakhstan• Mozambique• South Africa• Ukraine• Zambia• Zimbabwe

+ 2 countries, Botswana + Malawi, have websites only

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Decisions for lifeDecisions for life

A campaign to:

Empower young working women

Organise them in trade unions

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A young women-centered A young women-centered approach to organising…approach to organising…

Defining and defending their interests

Recruiting in and outside the workplace

Forming groups, including through e-

networking

Including them in negotiation teams

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Young women’s concernsYoung women’s concerns

1. Harassment at work

2. Discrimination because of maternity

3. Precariousness of employment relationship

4. Pay gap

5. Work-life balance

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98,368 young women reached 98,368 young women reached since 2008since 2008

Call centre operators

Sales persons & cashiers in retail

Self-employed workers

Bank tellers

Housekeepers in hotels

Receptionists/ front office workers

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Increase in membership Increase in membership

• Indonesia: 15,000

• Brazil: 5,000

• Azerbaijan: 1,000

• Mozambique: 1,000

• Kazakhstan: 1,000

• Belarus: A new organisation of 1,000 members

• Ukraine: New unions set-up in the retail sector

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Direct involvement in bargaining Direct involvement in bargaining

Brazil Extension of maternity leave up to 6 months

Indonesia Equal pay and maternity leave clauses

South Africa Sexual harassment and parental rights clauses

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5 lessons learnt5 lessons learnt

1. Group building and empowerment as a first step to organising

2. Focusing on their interests and offering tools to make informed decisions

3. Young women organising young women

4. Unions’ structures and bargaining agendas responsive to young women’s interests

5. The power of coalition building including through use of internet

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What’s Next?What’s Next?

Continuing the campaign and extending it to new countries

Creating an international network of young working women

International Young Women’s Conference (Amsterdam, 9-11 May 2011)

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Looking forward to your initiatives on organising young working women!

What’s Next?What’s Next?

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THANK YOU !THANK YOU !