CSW59: Women's Economic Empowerment and Labor Rights
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- CSW59: Women's Economic Empowerment and Labor Rights
- 2015-03-11T16:30:00+00:00
- 2015-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- From domestic workers to factory workers, women are fighting for fair wages and working conditions, equal job opportunities, freedom from sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence, and social protections for all workers.
- When
- Mar 11, 2015 from 04:30 PM (Universal / UTC0)
- Where
- New York, USA
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What: CSW 59 Side Event: Women’s Economic Empowerment and Labor Rights Beijing +20 and Beyond
When: March 11, 2015 4:30 PM
Where: The Chapel Church Center of the UN (CCUN) 2nd Floor 777 United Nations Plaza
About the event:
From domestic workers to factory workers, women are fighting for fair wages and working conditions, equal job opportunities, freedom from sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence, and social protections for all workers.
Worker rights are a pillar of women’s economic empowerment, and fundamental to the broader social, political and economic rights outlined in the Beijing Platform.
Come hear how women workers and their unions are organizing around the world to secure women’s fundamental labor rights!
Speakers:
- Kalpona Akter, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity
- Cathy Feingold, Director, International Department, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
- Elizabeth Tang, General Secretary, International Domestic Workers Federation
Sponsored by the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations, Association for Women’s Rights in Development, International Trade Union Confederation, Just Associates and the Solidarity Center