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.
18 June 2009 Botswana Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Chile ... ICEM Women's bulletin |
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16 June 2009 Canada Dominican Republic India ... ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin ![]() |
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15 June 2009 Global ICEM InBrief ![]() |
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| Dutch FNV Trade Union Award to Goes to Iraq’s Hashmeyia Muhsin Saadawi | ||
18 May 2009 |
Iraq Netherlands |
ICEM InBrief |
| Involuntary Part-time Work on Steep Rise, TUC Study Shows | ||
18 May 2009 |
United Kingdom |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin No. 43 April 2009 | ||
27 April 2009 |
Ethiopia Haiti India ... |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
| Women’s Newsletter Announces ICEM Set of Meetings, Activities | ||
21 April 2009 |
Bolivia Brazil Switzerland ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Iraqi Women Join Their Turkish Sisters for Historic International Women’s Day | ||
6 April 2009 |
Iraq |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Demands Full Investigation into Assault of Woman Trade Unionist in Greece | ||
9 February 2009 |
Greece |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin No. 39 December 2008 | ||
5 December 2008 |
Botswana Switzerland India ... |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
| ICEM World Conference for the Pulp and Paper Industries (REPORT) | ||
3 December 2008 |
Uruguay Global |
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| ICEM WOMEN’S BULLETIN 32 | ||
25 November 2008 |
Argentina Australia Bangladesh ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Maternity Protection Theme of ICEM’s Asia-Pacific Working Women’s Group | ||
3 November 2008 |
Australia Indonesia India ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| 7 October ‘World Day for Decent Work’ Gave Labour a Catalogue of Diverse Activities | ||
20 October 2008 |
Belgium Canada Serbia ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Global Union Federations Bring Contract, Agency Labour Issue Squarely Before the ILO | ||
6 October 2008 |
Denmark Global |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Women's Bulletin: September 2008 (No. 31) | ||
23 September 2008 |
Brazil Chile Costa Rica ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Global Activities Mount as World Day for Decent Work, 7 October, Approaches | ||
22 September 2008 |
Argentina Belgium Brazil ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin | ||
18 August 2008 |
India Kenya Mauritius ... |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
| ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin | ||
8 July 2008 |
Afghanistan Canada Côte d'ivoire ... |
ICEM HIV/AIDS Bulletin |
| ICEM Global Info 2008 | ||
7 July 2008 |
Canada Iraq Liberia ... |
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