Draft Gender Indicators

Item

Title
Draft Gender Indicators
Creator
Date Issued
2005
Description
Women in both the trade union movement and the formal work environment face obstacles which inhibit the progress of their concerns. Despite a range of gender resolutions passed at trade union congresses and the equality clauses inherent in the constitution and labour legislation, issues of particular concern to women are not mainstreamed in trade union negotiations. In instances where issues such as maternity benefits are fully integrated, women workers may still face difficult choices when it comes to ensuring that rights and labour laws are adhered to in the workplace. Many women workers often find that their position at work has been changed while they have been off on maternity leave, or they have been included in a retrenchment negotiation while away. An important question to ask in building a framework of gender indicators for collective bargaining, are what are the obstacles in trade unions which inhibit women's active participation in collective bargaining?
Subject
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172109
Archive
Cory Library for Humanitites Research
Provenance
The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
Extent
34 pages
Rights
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
Rights Holder
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
Use/re-use
The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.
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