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.
 Maternity Protection Theme of ICEM’s Asia-Pacific Working Women’s Group |
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3 November 2008 Australia Indonesia India ... ICEM InBrief  |
On 26 October, ICEM Asia-Pacific Region’s Working Women’s group met in Jakarta, Indonesia, to continue its work on maternity protection. This work has been ongoing for at least a year, and was reflected from the seven points that arose out of the 2007 Women’s World Conference.
The meeting was attended by women from ICEM affiliates in Indonesia, Japan, India, Thailand, Malaysia,... Read the article |
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| 7 October ‘World Day for Decent Work’ Gave Labour a Catalogue of Diverse Activities |
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20 October 2008 Belgium Canada Serbia ... ICEM InBrief  |
Global Labour’s “World Day for Decent Work” two week ago presented a vast swath of economic, social, and neglectful work rights and gender issues assailing societies in all corners of the world.
Workers’ representatives throughout the world, however, spoke with a unified voice in the days leading up to and following 7 October. That voice called for a dramatic shift to...Read the article |
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| Global Union Federations Bring Contract, Agency Labour Issue Squarely Before the ILO |
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6 October 2008 Denmark Global ICEM InBrief  |
A forum to highlight, before the ILO, the social unravelling that comes with the widespread use of Contract and Agency Labour – and all forms of precarious work – was held 3 October in Geneva. The half-day programme was intended to give notice to the ILO that it must address the issue in order to preserve its work relationships agenda.
The Global Union Federations ICEM, Building and...Read the article |
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| 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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| ICEM Women's Bulletin: June 2008 | ||
27 June 2008 |
Botswana Colombia Costa Rica ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| ICEM Women’s Committee Adopts Action Plan on Zimbabwe | ||
20 June 2008 |
Zimbabwe |
ICEM InBrief Alert |
| ICEM’s Sub-Sahara Africa Conference Adopts Four-Point Work Plan | ||
16 June 2008 |
Ghana |
ICEM InBrief |
| ICEM Latin American/Caribbean Region Firms Action Plan for 2008-2011 | ||
2 June 2008 |
Argentina Bolivia Brazil ... |
ICEM InBrief |
| Global Events Mark International Women’s Day, 8 March | ||
10 March 2008 |
Global |
ICEM InBrief |
| WOMEN’S BULLETIN NO. 27 | ||
4 March 2008 |
Afghanistan Colombia Germany ... |
ICEM Women's bulletin |
| Resolutions as adopted by the 4th ICEM World Congress | ||
1 February 2008 |
Côte d'ivoire Colombia Cuba ... |
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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 |
