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UNI call to stop
economic violence against women
A call to stop economic and other
violence against women came in the opening session of UNI’s first World
Women’s Conference being held at the Estrel Convention Centre in Berlin.
"We must take the lead in stopping economic violence against
women," said Barbara Easterling, from the United States, who is
chairing the conference.
"Women are the first to be harassed, the first to be denied education
and training, the first to be fired – and the last to be promoted."
She called for global organising of women into trade unions to campaign
for an equal place in Internet technology, e-commerce, telecoms, software
development, high tech manufacturing and other growing fields of
employment – across the world.
"Together in solidarity we will help women gain new-found control
over their own destiny in the workplace."
Calls for greater action against the trafficking in women and children are
expected at the conference, which runs for two days.
Between 700,000 and two million women and girls are thought to be
trafficked each year."This deplorable, abhorrent and unspeakable act
has been characterised by some law enforcement agencies as the fastest
growing criminal business in the world," said Barbara.Other union
campaigns include highlighting and working to prevent domestic violence
against women.
"Our goal is simple – yet profound. To break the cycle of abuse
that thousands of women face each day," said Barbara who is expected
to be elected tomorrow as UNI’s first World Women’s President.
Action to get more women into high tech jobs was outlined by Dr Christine
Bergmann, at the UNI Conference - which has the theme Women as winners.
"We have to make sure that more and more women qualify for the high
tech jobs," she said.
One target is to increase the number of German women who are on-line -
from 40% today to 50% of Internet users by 2005.
"We are trying to promote women into new technology sectors. We have
to set the stage for things to succeed."
Women represent 60% of the total German workforce and they want an equal
share of work and income, said the Minister.
Women earn less than their male counterparts, they often work part time
and few reach top executive positions, she told delegates.
"This has to change and we have to work to make things happen over
the next few years," said the Minister.
But she warned that pressures for 24-hour working should not undermine
social and family responsibilities.
"People can’t just be treated as workers – we are social
beings," said Dr Bergmann
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Barbara Easterling, addressing the World Women's Conference
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Dr. Christine Bergmann, German Federal Minister for Women
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Die
Frauen müssen zu Gewinnerinnen werden - Aktionsplan 05.09
Action
plan to make women winners 05.09
General Secretary
hails pioneers and builders 04.09
Erste
Vorsitzende des UNI-Weltfrauenausschusses 04.09
First
UNI World Women’s Committee President 04.09
Bahn
frei für einen raschen Aufstieg der Frauen in Gewerkschaften! 04.09
Fast
track women in unions, conference told 04.09
Was
hindert die Frauen daran, in der neuen Wirtschaft zu Gewinnerinnen zu
werden? 03.09
Barriers
to women winning in the New Economy 03.09
UNI call to stop
economic violence against women 03.09
Aufruf der UNI:
Stop der wirtschaftlichen Gewalt gegen Frauen! 03.09
Asia Pacific
women meet 02.09
Media Briefing: August 16th - UNI World Congress - UNI World Women's Conference
07.08
Media-Briefing: 16. August -
UNI-Weltkongress - UNI-Weltkonferenz der Frauen
07.08
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