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Women

Anganwadi workers in India gain victory in wages struggle

18 August 2015

Women workers in India's Anganwadi child care centres have finally obtained the results they were hoping for after a 20-day strike including hunger strikes.

Fatou Diouf, SATSE, Senegal

Video: SATSE, Senegal – gender equality and young workers

01 June 2015

Fatou Diouf, SATSE, Senegal

Irene Khumalo, SDNU, Swaziland

Video: Gender issues in Swaziland

29 May 2015

Irene Khumalo, SDNU, Swaziland

PSI women are empowered and determined to force change

28 May 2015

The PSI Women's Committee met on 25-26 May 2015 in Geneva. A varied agenda included violence against women, precarious work, labour migration, peace and freedom, gender equality and gender strategy for the post-2015 development agenda.

Bachelet calls on PSI to fight for an ILO resolution on the elimination of violence against women at work

Date: 
9 October, 2014 to 10 October, 2014

Before an audience of more than 140 women members of the PSI, the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, called on the organisation to continue fighting for approval of an ILO resolution on the elimination of violence against women at the workplace and in public employment.

PSI World Women’s Committee WOC-2014

Date: 
23 June, 2014

Please note that the documents for these meetings are available to members of the World Women's Committee only. To view them you will need to login with the username and password provided by PSI.

 

 

Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world

12 May 2014

This new ILO study reviews national law and practice on both maternity and paternity at work in 185 countries and territories including leave, benefits, employment protection, health protection, breastfeeding arrangements at work and childcare.

PSI Asia-Pacific Regional Women’s Committee and Regional Executive Committee (APREC)

Date: 
14 April, 2014 to 16 April, 2014

The Asia Pacific Regional Executive Committee (APREC)

The Asia Pacific Regional Executive Committee (APREC) and associated meetings will be held in Bali, Indonesia from 13 April to 16 April 2014 on the following dates:

Date

Agenda

Program

13 April 2014

PSI Inter-American Regional Women’s Committee and Regional Executive Committee (IAMREC)

Date: 
26 March, 2014 to 28 March, 2014

Please note that the documents for this meeting are available to members of the IAMREC only. To view and download them you will need to login with the username and password provided by PSI.

What Women Want

What Women Want: CPSU Australia 2013-2014 survey

1 Mar 2014

PSI affiliate in Australia, Community & Public Sector Union (CPSU), launched, for the eighth year in a row, a survey on “What Women Want” asking women to give a detailed picture of their working lives. This is Australia’s largest survey on working women, with over 11 200 women participating.