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Fast track women in unions, conference told
Trade unions need to fast-track women into positions of power, the UNI
World Women’s Conference was urged today (Tuesday).
The call came from one of the workshops that have been examining plans to
ensure women are winners in the new economy.
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Margaret Chin, Malaysia
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Arlette Puraye, Belgium
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Margaret Chin, from Malaysia, told of initiatives in the UNI-Asia Pacific
region to attract more young women into unions - including networking with
SMS messages.
"If unions want to recruit women -and young women in particular -
there should be a mechanism for women to define their own agendas and
their own strategies," Margaret told delegates.
"Unions have got to change their structures quickly - a pathway needs
to be opened for women to get to the leadership as soon as possible."
Support came from a Spanish speaking workshop with calls for quotas on
union committees
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Haydee Lugo, Argentina
Martha Heredia from Mexico warned delegates "the Internet is not
going to be the only way to overcome the gender divide in our
countries".
She talked of women being the main breadwinners in developing countries
and working triple shifts.
"More and more women are working 10 to 12 hours a day, then have to
go home to do the housework and do any training after that – because
women want to the get out of this situation."
Training and re-training in new technology is very important, said Arlette
Puraye on behalf of French-speaking delegates.
Schools too need to change to improve the take up of new technology by
young women.
She also warned that unions need to be vigilant in monitoring the growth
of teleworking from home.
"We have to be careful to ensure that women are not relegated to home
again – doing two jobs, their paid work and their home work."
Her group also called for an in-depth study of working conditions in call
centres and called for a world-wide Day of Action over health protection
at work.
Saeko Honda from Japan called for a digital unite not a digital divide.
"The potential of Information and Communication Technology for women
is enormous," she told delegates.
The labour market is still divided into two – with men’s jobs and
women’s jobs, said Maj-Len Remahl from Finland. Maj-Len is due to be
elected UNI President at the end of the World Congress on Sunday.
"We have to ensure that the trade unions continue to be strong in
representing the interests of our members in the new economy," she
said.
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