THE 11th INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION THE 11th INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION WOMEN'S SCHOOLWOMEN'S SCHOOL

““Equality Against Poverty”Equality Against Poverty”

24-25 Novemebr,2010, Brussels24-25 Novemebr,2010, BrusselsAgnieszka GhinararuAgnieszka Ghinararu

Project: Discrimination of Project: Discrimination of women in the workplace women in the workplace

in CEE & NISin CEE & NIS

TRAINING PROGRAM

ITUC-PERC, ILO and Flemish Government

Project descriptionProject description ITUC/PERC-ILO ProjectITUC/PERC-ILO ProjectFinanced by the Flemish Government Financed by the Flemish Government Discrimination of women in the Discrimination of women in the workplace in CEE & NIS – Training workplace in CEE & NIS – Training programprogramStrengthening of the CEE and NIS Strengthening of the CEE and NIS Women's Network operating within the Women's Network operating within the ITUC/PERC, and national trade union ITUC/PERC, and national trade union women’s structures women’s structures Duration: July 2008 – June 2010Duration: July 2008 – June 2010

Immediate objectives (1)Immediate objectives (1)Exchange of best practicesExchange of best practices and developing and developing of the regional strategy and policies to of the regional strategy and policies to combat against discrimination and to combat against discrimination and to improve gender mainstreaming in improve gender mainstreaming in collective negotiating;collective negotiating;Developing of an Developing of an educational kiteducational kit on non- on non-discrimination in the workplace and discrimination in the workplace and training of trainers on the basis of it; training of trainers on the basis of it;

Immediate objectives (Immediate objectives (22))AssistAssist to the women’s groups, trade to the women’s groups, trade union leaders, experts and activists union leaders, experts and activists to to understand better the problems understand better the problems raised by discriminationraised by discrimination of women in of women in the workplace and to raise the workplace and to raise awareness how to awareness how to use collective use collective negotiating and the other negotiating and the other mechanismsmechanisms and tools to improve and tools to improve their position. their position.

List of main activities implemented List of main activities implemented Questionnaire on non-discrimination Questionnaire on non-discrimination policies in TUspolicies in TUsManual – trainer’s kit on Manual – trainer’s kit on discrimination at the workplace discrimination at the workplace 6 sub-regional seminars for trainers6 sub-regional seminars for trainers99thth Women's School (Turin, 2008) Women's School (Turin, 2008)1010thth Women’s School (Brussels, 2009) Women’s School (Brussels, 2009)Evaluation and report Evaluation and report

Questionnaire on non-Questionnaire on non-discrimination policies in TUs (1)discrimination policies in TUs (1)24 organizations replied (plus 3 - came too late to 24 organizations replied (plus 3 - came too late to be included); be included); confederal levelconfederal levelResults has been used in the manual Results has been used in the manual and compared with the previous surveys on this and compared with the previous surveys on this issueissue

Questionnaire on non-Questionnaire on non-discrimination policies in TUs (2)discrimination policies in TUs (2)Main outcomes:Main outcomes:

- 19(out of 24) confederations 19(out of 24) confederations has a documents on non-has a documents on non-discrimination policy discrimination policy (mostly on general level) (mostly on general level)

- 12 (out of 14) developed 12 (out of 14) developed quite visible non-quite visible non-discrimination policiesdiscrimination policies

- There are still organisations ( ¼ of respondents) which think There are still organisations ( ¼ of respondents) which think that that TUs have nothing to do with non-discrimination TUs have nothing to do with non-discrimination policiespolicies as they have to protect all their members equally as they have to protect all their members equally

- main barriers main barriers within the union to fully implementing within the union to fully implementing equality and diversity at work and within the union itself: equality and diversity at work and within the union itself: leaders are men leaders are men (13); TUs aren’t yet reformed enough (13); TUs aren’t yet reformed enough (12); leaders don’t consider it important (7) (12); leaders don’t consider it important (7)

Manual: “From Prohibition of Manual: “From Prohibition of Discrimination to Promoting Equality. Discrimination to Promoting Equality.

Manual for Trainers”:Manual for Trainers”:

1st KIT: 1st KIT: ABC of Discrimination in the ABC of Discrimination in the WorkplaceWorkplace2nd KIT: 2nd KIT: Social Partners to Act for EqualitySocial Partners to Act for Equality3rd KIT: 3rd KIT: From Law to Action against From Law to Action against DiscriminationDiscrimination4th KIT: 4th KIT: International and European International and European Standards on DiscriminationStandards on Discrimination5th KIT: Stop Sexual Harassment at Work5th KIT: Stop Sexual Harassment at WorkAttachment 1 - Guidelines: HOW TO find out if Attachment 1 - Guidelines: HOW TO find out if women are discriminated in your country - women are discriminated in your country - Attachment 2 - Basic Training Programme Attachment 2 - Basic Training Programme

Manual exists in the following languages: Manual exists in the following languages:

Albanian Albanian Bulgarian Bulgarian Croatian Croatian English English (printed in 1500 copies) (printed in 1500 copies)

HungarianHungarianPolish Polish – finalized – finalized Romanian Romanian – finalized (in printing - 600 copies)– finalized (in printing - 600 copies)Russian Russian – finalized – finalized Slovak Slovak

Sub-regional trainings: Sub-regional trainings: 1.1. BalticBaltic Central EuropeCentral Europe – – April,2010 April,2010

(Poland/Solidarnosc) – (Poland/Solidarnosc) – 16 participant16 participant2.2. South Eastern EuropeSouth Eastern Europe – – September,2009 September,2009

(Montenegro/SSSCG) – (Montenegro/SSSCG) – 20 participants 20 participants 3.3. East EuropeEast Europe – – February,2010(Romania/CSDR– February,2010(Romania/CSDR– 20 20

participantsparticipants4.4. North EuropeNorth Europe – March,2010 (Russia/FNPR) – – March,2010 (Russia/FNPR) – 19 19

participants participants 5.5. Central EuropeCentral Europe December,December,2009 (Hungary/MSZOSZ) – 2009 (Hungary/MSZOSZ) –

18 participants18 participants6.6. Caucasus & Central AsiaCaucasus & Central Asia – – May,2010 (Georgia/GTUC) May,2010 (Georgia/GTUC)

– – 17 participants 17 participants 110 trainers trained 110 trainers trained Some organizations didn’t participate Some organizations didn’t participate

Written evaluation of the six sub-regional trainings

Training Manual Methods Trainers Atmosphere Organisation Aims met

SEE 4.88 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.88 4.94

CEE 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.87 4.18 4.53

East Europe 4.94 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.83 4.77

North Europe 4.78 4.89 4.89 4.89 4.64 4.78

Baltic 4.50 4.31 4.81 4.37 4.68 4.37

Caucasus and CA

5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9

Average: 4.82 4.78 4.90 4.84 4.69 4.72

99thth Women's School , Turin 2008 Women's School , Turin 2008 Title: “Advancing gender equality and decent Title: “Advancing gender equality and decent work for women”work for women”Subtopics: Subtopics:

- Reconciliation work, private and family life. Policies, instruments and guidelines for collective bargaining;

- Equal pay;- Decent work and decent life for women- Harassment at work - Trade unions’ role in combating harassment in the workplace Harassment at work - Trade unions’ role in combating harassment in the workplace - Gender Equality in the ILO Decent Work Agenda: Trade Union Perspective- Campaigning for the C 183 Maternity protectionCampaigning for the C 183 Maternity protection- Strengthening the role and representation of worm in TUs - The Annual Conference of the Women’s NetworkThe Annual Conference of the Women’s Network

Participants: 80 women from 26 countries

1010thth Women's School , Brussels- 2009 Women's School , Brussels- 2009 Title: “Title: “Protecting dignity of women in the Protecting dignity of women in the workplaceworkplace – Decent work to confront the crisis– Decent work to confront the crisis””Subtopics: Subtopics: Women and the Economic CrisisWomen and the Economic CrisisGender equality at the heart of decent workGender equality at the heart of decent work Representation of Women – annual report Representation of Women – annual report How to increase representation/influence of women in How to increase representation/influence of women in trade unions?trade unions?Dignity in the WorkplaceDignity in the Workplace – Mobbing – Mobbing Sexual Harassment at work Sexual Harassment at work New Forms of Discrimination in the WorkplaceNew Forms of Discrimination in the WorkplaceThe Annual Conference of the Women’s NetworkThe Annual Conference of the Women’s Network

Participants: 39 women from 24 countries

Additional activities to be Additional activities to be foreseenforeseen by women’s structures by women’s structures

National seminars based on the National seminars based on the manual and run by trainers trained manual and run by trainers trained on sub-regional trainings – for on sub-regional trainings – for example in Azerbaijanexample in AzerbaijanTranslation of the manual into Translation of the manual into national languages– for example: national languages– for example: Bulgarian Bulgarian

Follow up?Follow up? What your organization or/and your What your organization or/and your

women’s structure did as a follow up women’s structure did as a follow up to the Project?to the Project?seminar(s)seminar(s)translation of the manualtranslation of the manualdissemination of the manual dissemination of the manual information about the Project’s resultsinformation about the Project’s resultsetc.etc.

Plans for future activities Plans for future activities What are your plans for the future What are your plans for the future activities?activities?