Gender Issues
Trade unions need women members to make unions stronger, and, likewise, women need unions to get their demands met and, ultimately, live better.
The ICEM sectors are still largely male dominated, even though women are, as a result of globalisation, working more and more in the industries organised by the ICEM. Many of these industries increasingly require white-collar workers, not only in offices, but also in research and technology-driven jobs. These jobs are more attractive to women workers.
All ICEM's work has a gender perspective (Contract and agency labour, HIV/AIDS, global agreements, collective bargaining, trade union organising, privatisation, restructuring, work-life balance, etc.). All of these work-related topics affect men and women differently, which is why the ICEM covers them all with a gender perspective.
The ICEM publishes a monthly e-mail bulletin on gender issues that you can subscribe, or contribute to, by sending an e-mail to press@icem.org. You can also find current and previous versions of this bulletin by scrolling down this page.
 Global Events Mark International Women’s Day, 8 March |
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10 March 2008 Global ICEM InBrief  |
Two days ago, on Saturday, 8 March, the world celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD). The day was first officially recognised as a day to honour the achievements of women at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1911, but it actually had its origin in a women’s march in New York City three years earlier.
Then, in 1908, 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York demanding... Read the article |
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| WOMEN’S BULLETIN NO. 27 |
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4 March 2008 Afghanistan Colombia Germany ... ICEM Women's bulletin  |
1. Colombia – ICEM focuses on South American Country on International Women’s Day, 8 March
2. Germany – Women Set up Network for Nanotechnology
3. India – SEWA Assists Women in Afghanistan in Organising and Skills Building
4. International Labour Organisation – Indigenous and Afro-descendant Women Are Still the Hardest Hit by Workplace-Discrimination
5....Read the article |
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| Resolutions as adopted by the 4th ICEM World Congress |
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1 February 2008 Côte d'ivoire Colombia Cuba ... PDF  |
LIST OF MOTIONS
1. Move of Venue – proposed by the ICEM Executive Committee
2. Global Framework Agreement – proposed by the ICEM Executive Committee
3. Contract and Agency Labour – proposed by the ICEM Executive Committee
4. HIV/AIDS – proposed by the ICEM Executive Committee
5. AIDS - Proposed by the Centrale Générale, Belgium
6. Social Dialogue/Corporate Campaigns –...Read the article |
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| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin | ||
8 January 2008 |
Botswana Namibia Nigeria ... |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
| 447-Day Long Strike Ends with First Trade Union Inside Turkey's Antalya Free Trade Zone | ||
18 December 2007 |
Germany Turkey |
ICEM News release |
| ICEM WOMEN’S BULLETIN 27 | ||
18 December 2007 |
Colombia Iraq Netherlands ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| 4th ICEM World Congress - Speech by ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda | ||
22 November 2007 |
Global |
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| ICEM Women Elect New Vice President, Adopt 7-Point Programme | ||
19 November 2007 |
Iraq Russian Federation Zimbabwe ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| 4th ICEM World Congress - Women – Work – 21st Century | ||
18 November 2007 |
Brazil Canada Germany ... |
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| ICEM WOMEN’S BULLETIN 26 | ||
12 November 2007 |
Morocco Mexico Senegal ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| 4th ICEM World Congress - Women’s Conference | ||
26 October 2007 |
Global |
ICEM Congress document |
| 4th ICEM World Congress - ICEM Secretariat report | ||
19 October 2007 |
Global |
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| Broad Turkish Attention Given One-Year Novamed Strike | ||
24 September 2007 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| North American ‘Women of Steel’ Convene Largest Ever Women’s Conference | ||
24 September 2007 |
Canada United States |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Sub-Saharan African Regional Conference held in Gaborone, Botswana | ||
27 August 2007 |
Botswana |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM WOMEN’S BULLETIN 25 | ||
22 August 2007 |
Australia Chile Colombia ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Turkish Labour Struggles Given ICEM Spotlight | ||
13 August 2007 |
Turkey |
ICEM InBrief |
| 9 August: National Women’s Day in South Africa Celebrates ‘Anti-Pass’ Struggles of Apartheid | ||
13 August 2007 |
South Africa |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM WOMEN"S BULLETIN 24 | ||
20 July 2007 |
Egypt Finland Indonesia ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Fred Higgs Receives Gold Patch Award from Transport & General Workers in the UK | ||
16 July 2007 |
United Kingdom Thailand |
ICEM InBrief |
Stora Enso Must Do More to Fulfill Social Responsibilities
ICEM Welcomes Liberia's Certification of Legitimate Firestone Union
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