8 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:00 EST
Virtual event
Transforming Care Systems in the Context of Sustainable Development and Our Common Agenda
Hosted by:Hosted by ECLAC, ILO, OHCHR, UNDP and UN Women
Panelist: Carmen Britez, President IDWF
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), will take place from 11-22 March in a hybrid format with virtual and in-person parallel events. The UNCSW provides a unique opportunity for coalition-building with other trade unions and progressive organizations, and for influencing global policies on gender equality.
This year, the main theme is on Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective. As agreed in UNCSW63 conclusions, this year’s review theme is on Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) will be at CSW68, represented by a delegation of leaders from across the globe. Alongside fellow trade unionists, women’s rights advocates, and feminist movements, we’ll amplify our voices on critical issues, particularly within the care economy with the objective of influencing global policies on gender equality.
Join IDWF in our in-person parallel event on Centering Decent Work for Domestic Workers in the Care Economy on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 at 2:30 PM. Location: CCUN 8th Floor
In addition, follow the Global Trade Union’s calendar of events below and help us raise our voice! Write, tweet, photograph or video your messages for the Global Unions UNCSW Trade Union blog and across social media!
Read the Global Unions Fact Sheet on Care
The calendar below contains a list of events either hosted by trade unions or with trade union speakers. The default setting for this calendar is EST (New York) time.
8 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:00 EST
Virtual event
Transforming Care Systems in the Context of Sustainable Development and Our Common Agenda
Hosted by:Hosted by ECLAC, ILO, OHCHR, UNDP and UN Women
Panelist: Carmen Britez, President IDWF
11 March
Salvation Army Lower Level, 221E. 52nd St. NY10022
Monday / 08:30 – 10.00
Parallel event
Amplifying and centering feminist demands in the Beyond GDP agenda
Hosted by: OXFAM UK – Co-sponsored by Public Services International (PSI)
11 March
Virtual
Monday / 08:30 – 10.00
Parallel & virtual event
The Importance of Universal Social Protection for Women Home-Based Workers
Hosted by: HomeNet International
11 March
UN Church Centre, 11th floor
Monday / 12:30 – 14.00
Parallel event
Fighting poverty through a gender-transformative world of work
Hosted by: International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), co-sponsored by Global
11 March
UN Church Centre, 2nd floor
Monday / 12:30 – 14.00
Parallel event
Climate, Gender, Migration: Public Services, Decent Work & Rights-Based Pathways
Hosted by: Women in Migration Network – Co-sponsors include: Global Unions
11 March
Salvation Army Lower Level, 221E. 52nd St. NY10022
Monday / 16:30 – 18.00
Parallel event
Rebuilding the Social Organization of Care: a key to dismantling womxn’s poverty
Hosted by: Public Services International (PSI), Co-sponsored by IDWF, ESCR-Net and the RSOC Manifesto Core Group organizations.
12 March
UN Church Centre, 8th floor
Tuesday / 12:30 – 14:00
Parallel event
Latin America and the Caribbean: Poverty and Gender Equality
Hosted by: LAC CSW NGO and Co-sponsored by Public Services International (PSI)
13 March
Virtual
Wednesday / 08:30 – 10.00 EDT
Parallel & virtual event
The Commute: Safe Transport to and From Work
Hosted by: International Transport Federation (ITF)
13 March
Virtual
Wednesday / 13.00 – 14.30
Side event
The importance of ratifying the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment (C190) with its upcoming 5th anniversary in 2024 since its adoption
Hosted by Mexico, co-sponsored by Human Right Watch
13 March
United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN)
799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Wednesday / 13:00 – 15:00
Parallel event
Strengthening Women’s Worker Voice in the Workplace and Beyond as Core to Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality
Hosted by: U.S. Mission to the United Nations
13 March
Place CCUN, 8th floor
Wednesday / 14:30 – 16:00
Parallel event
Game Changer: Moving the Middle to Advance Gender Justice
Hosted by: ACT Alliance
14 March
Salvation Army, Lower Level
221 E 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Thursday / 8:30 – 10.00
Parallel event
Grassroots Worker Organizations: Leading the Pursuit of Gender Equality
Hosted by the Solidarity Centre Co-hosted by CONLACTRAHO and IDWF
14 March
Instituto de Cervantes Nueva York
211 East 49th Street
Thursday / 9:30 – 11.30
High level dialogue
Bases for a Bi-regional Pact for Care between Latin America, the Caribbean, and the European Union
Hosted by: EU-LAC Foundation, ECLAC, UN Women, in partnership with the National Institute for Women of Mexico, the Global Care Alliance, and UNDP
14 March
Virtual
Thursday / 10:30 – 12.30 ET
Virtual event
Realising the Right to Public Health Care for Women Living in Poverty
Hosted by Women’s Legal Centre, South Africa
Panelist: Ida LeBlanc, IDWF Executive Committee member
14 March
Ford Foundation Center 320 East 43rd Street
Thursday / 11:00 – 16:00
Side event
Strengthening Women Worker Voice in the Workplace and Beyond as Core to Poverty Reduction and Gender Equity
Hosted by the United States (US Department of Labour)
14 March
2 United Nations Plaza 28th floor, New York, NY 10017, USA
Thursday / 15:00 – 16:15 (EST)
Care as a Human Right and its Intersection with Public Finance and Fiscal Justice
Hosted by: Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and Co-convened by Oxfam, the National Institute of Women of Mexico (INMUJERES), UN WOMEN
IDWF Panelist: Shirley Pryce
15 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:00 – 09:00 EDT
Move towards a fair recovery and gender equality at work
Hosted by CSI
English, Spanish and French
15 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:30 – 10.00 EDT
Parallel & virtual event
Implementing gender-transformative finance in transport
Hosted by: International Transport Federation (ITF)
15 March
Virtual
Friday / 10:30 – 12:00
Virtual event
Road to Decent Work – Realizing Social Protection for Women Workers in Asia
Hosted by IWRAW Asia Pacific
18 March
Conference Room 12 – General Assembly Building + Live streamed
Monday / 11:30 – 12:45
Side event, live streamed
Beyond crisis: Driving gender equality and empowerment for women and girls of all ages through social protection
Hosted by Ireland – Co-hosts: Help Age, International Labour Organization (ILO)
19 March
UNHQ
Tuesday / 13:15 – 14:30
Side event
Leveraging migration within poverty reduction strategies to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment
Hosted by International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Women
19 March
UN Church Centre, 8th floor
Tuesday / 14:30 – 16:00
IDWF Parallel Event; live streamed
Centering Decent Work for Domestic Workers in the Care Economy
21 March
Conference Room 6 – General Assembly Building
Thursday / 08.15 – 09.30
Side event
The Gender Pay Gap: Addressing gendered income inequality. Applying the principle of equal pay for work of equal value in times of crisis and rising poverty – Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC)
Hosted by UN Women, International Labour Organization (ILO), OECD
21 March
Salvation Army (221 E. 52nd St. New York, NY 10022)
Thursday / 14.30 – 16.00
Parallel event
“Hacia una agenda sindical con justicia de género”
Hosted by Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA)
22 March
UN Church Centre, 8th floor
Friday / 14:30 – 16:00
Parallel Event:
Revolutionizing Public Services in the Global South: Paving the Way to Gender Justice through Transformative Feminist Economic Policies.
Hosted by ActionAid and co-sponsored by Public Services International (PSI)
8 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:00 EST
Transforming Care Systems in the Context of Sustainable Development and Our Common Agenda
Hosted by ECLAC, ILO, OHCHR, UNDP and UN Women
Panelist: Carmen Britez, President IDWF
11 March
Salvation Army Lower Level, 221E. 52nd St. NY10022
Monday / 08:30 – 10.00
Parallel event
Amplifying and centering feminist demands in the Beyond GDP agenda
Hosted by: OXFAM UK - Co-sponsored by Public Services International (PSI)
11 March
Virtual
Monday / 08:30 – 10.00
Parallel & virtual event
The Importance of Universal Social Protection for Women Home-Based Workers
Hosted by: HomeNet International
11 March
UN Church Centre, 11th floor
Monday / 12:30 – 14.00
Parallel event
Fighting poverty through a gender-transformative world of work
Hosted by: International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), co-sponsored by Global Unions
11 March
UN Church Centre, 2nd floor
Monday / 12:30 – 14.00
Parallel event
Climate, Gender, Migration: Public Services, Decent Work & Rights-Based Pathways
Hosted by: Women in Migration Network - Co-sponsors include: Global Unions
11 March
Salvation Army Lower Level, 221E. 52nd St. NY10022
Monday / 16:30 – 18.00
Parallel event
Rebuilding the Social Organization of Care: a key to dismantling womxn's poverty
Hosted by: Public Services International (PSI), Co-sponsored by IDWF, ESCR-Net and the RSOC Manifesto Core Group organizations.
12 March
UN Church Centre, 8th floor
Tuesday / 12:30 - 14:00
Parallel event
Latin America and the Caribbean: Poverty and Gender Equality
Hosted by: LAC CSW NGO and Co-sponsored by Public Services International (PSI)
13 March
Virtual
Wednesday / 08:30 - 10.00 EDT
Parallel & virtual event
The Commute: Safe Transport to and From Work
Hosted by: International Transport Federation (ITF)
13 March
Virtual
Wednesday / 13.00 – 14.30
Side event
The importance of ratifying the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment (C190) with its upcoming 5th anniversary in 2024 since its adoption
Hosted by Mexico, co-sponsored by Human Right Watch
13 March
United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN)
799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Wednesday / 13:00 - 15:00
Side Event
Strengthening Women's Worker Voice in the Workplace and Beyond as Core to Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality
Hosted by: U.S. Mission to the United Nations
13 March
Place CCUN, 8th floor
Wednesday / 14:30 - 16:00
Parallel event
Game Changer: Moving the Middle to Advance Gender Justice
Hosted by: ACT Alliance
14 March
Salvation Army, Lower Level
221 E 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Thursday / 08:30 - 10.00
Parallel event
Grassroots Worker Organizations: Leading the Pursuit of Gender Equality
Hosted by the Solidarity Centre Co-hosted by CONLACTRAHO and IDWF
14 March
Instituto de Cervantes Nueva York
211 East 49th Street
Thursday / 09:30 - 11.30
High level dialogue
Bases for a Bi-regional Pact for Care between Latin America, the Caribbean, and the European Union
Hosted by: EU-LAC Foundation, ECLAC, UN Women, in partnership with the National Institute for Women of Mexico, the Global Care Alliance, and UNDP
14 March
Virtual
Thursday / 10:30 - 12:00 ET
Virtual event
Realising the Right to Public Health Care for Women Living in Poverty
Hosted by Women’s Legal Centre, South Africa
Panelist: Ida LeBlanc, IDWF Executive Committee member
14 March
Ford Foundation Center 320 East 43rd Street
Thursday / 11:00 – 16:00
Side event
Strengthening Women Worker Voice in the Workplace and Beyond as Core to Poverty Reduction and Gender Equity
Hosted by the United States (US Department of Labour)
14 March
2 United Nations Plaza 28th floor, New York, NY 10017, USA
Thursday / 15:00 – 16:15 EST
Care as a Human Right and its Intersection with Public Finance and Fiscal Justice
Hosted by: Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations and Co-convened by Oxfam, the National Institute of Women of Mexico (INMUJERES), UN Women
IDWF Panelist: Shirley Pryce
15 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:00 - 9:00
Move towards a fair recovery and gender equality at work
Hosted by CSI
English, Spanish and French
15 March
Virtual
Friday / 08:30 - 10.00 EDT
Parallel & virtual event
Implementing gender-transformative finance in transport
Hosted by: International Transport Federation (ITF)
15 March
Virtual
Friday / 10:30 - 12:00
Virtual event
Road to Decent Work - Realizing Social Protection for Women Workers in Asia
Hosted by IWRAW Asia Pacific
18 March
Conference Room 12 - General Assembly Building + Live streamed
Monday / 11:30 - 12:45
Side event, live streamed
Beyond crisis: Driving gender equality and empowerment for women and girls of all ages through social protection.
Hosted by Ireland – Co-hosts: Help Age, International Labour Organization (ILO)
19 March
UNHQ
Tuesday / 13:15 – 14:30
Side event:
Leveraging migration within poverty reduction strategies to accelerate gender equality and women's empowerment.
Hosted by International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Women
19 March
UN Church Centre, 8th floor
Tuesday / 14:30 – 16:00
IDWF Parallel Event; live streamed:
Centering Decent Work for Domestic Workers in the Care Economy
21 March
Conference Room 6 - General Assembly Building.
Thursday / 08.15 - 09.30
Side event:
The Gender Pay Gap: Addressing gendered income inequality. Applying the principle of equal pay for work of equal value in times of crisis and rising poverty – Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC).
Hosted by UN Women, International Labour Organization (ILO), OECD
21 March
Salvation Army (221 E. 52nd St. New York, NY 10022)
Thursday / 14.30 – 16.00
Parallel event:
"Hacia una agenda sindical con justicia de género"
Hosted by Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA)
22 March
UN Church Centre, 8th floor
Friday / 14:30 – 16:00
Parallel Event:
Revolutionizing Public Services in the Global South: Paving the Way to Gender Justice through Transformative Feminist Economic Policies.
Hosted by ActionAid and co-sponsored by Public Services International (PSI)