Women In Trade Unions Organizing the unorganized

Kitap : Women In Trade Unions Organizing the unorganized

Yazar : * Margaret Hosmer Martens * Swasti Mitter

Dil : İngilizce

Bölüm : Kadın

Yayın Yeri : Geneva

ISBN : 92-2-108759-X

Yayın Tarihi : Ocak 1994

Yayıncı : International Labour Office (ILO)

Tür : Kitap

Kitap No : 2258

İÇİNDEKİLER

Contents
Preface
Abbreviations used in the text
Part I: Introduction
1. A comparative survey (Swasti Miner) Why women?
Common elements of the unorganized sector Why trade unionism? Linking with cooperative structures Women's unions or women in unions?
Organizing domestic workers: The role of women's movements Mobilizing the self-employed The case of rural and plantation workers A case of failure: The Mauritius export processing zone The developed world: Distant early warning
Part II: Organizing women domestic workers
2. The Union of Women Domestic Employees, Recife, Brazil
(Marie Anderfuhren)
Employment in Brazil's North-East region
Domestic workers in Brazil
The struggle to organize domestic workers in Brazil
Recognition of domestic workers' rights
The Union of Women Domestic Employees
Structure
Financing
Membership
Union activities and services
Workers' education
Counselling for members and dispute resolution
Vocational training
Leisure activities
Interregional activities
Other activities

Building links
Relations with the national centre (CUT) Relations with the feminist movement Relations with other movements Relations with the State Relations with employers
Box: An outstanding personality in the struggle of domestic employees: Lenira Carvalho
Bibliography
3. Unions and domestic workers in Mexico City (Ruth Joffre Lazarini and Olivia Martinez) Introduction
General characteristics of the domestic service sector Early history of organizing
Box: Domestic servants of Cautla: An early attempt to organize
More recent organizing attempts
National Association of Domestic Workers
Domestic Servants'Centre
Young Catholic Workers (JOC)
Collective for Solidarity Action with Domestic Workers (CASED)
Christian Union of Young Domestic Workers Organizing today
The ATABAL Collective
"La Esperanza"
4. The Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers' Union (Magano Nangombe)
The socio-economic conditions of women domestic workers
The founding of the NDAWU
The NDAWU today
Organizing and workers'education
Financing and income-generating activities
5. Migrant women as domestic workers (Margaret Hosmer Martens)
A traditional alternative for young women jobseekers
Findings of a survey on Filipino women in Italy
Obstacles to hiring migrant domestic workers
Moves to organize migrant domestic workers
Recognition for migrant domestic workers
Conclusions to Part II (Margaret Hosmer Martens)
The incentive to organize
The support for organizing
Relations with the trade union movement
Other issues for organizing domestic workers
The future

Part III: Organizing homeworkers in the informal sector
Introduction to Part III (Jane Tate)
Historical background
Reasons for an increase in home work
The trade union response
Home work: Legal or illegal?
6. Australia (Jane Tate) Background The outworkers Union strategy The law
The union campaign Results
7. Canada (Jane Tate) Background The homeworkers Union strategy
Conference: "From the double day to the endless day" Wider issues Conclusion
8. The Netherlands (Jane Tate) Background
Who are the homeworkers?
Home work and the law
Union strategy
Home Work Support Centres
Results
Conclusions to Part III (Jane Tate)
Bibliography
Part IV: Organizing women in the rural sector Introduction to Part IV (Margaret Hosmer Martens)
9. Workers' education for women members of rural workers' organizations in Africa (Kathini Maloba-Caines) Background Workers' education assistance to rural women workers
Project objectives
Implementation of the programme
The curriculum
Formation of women's committees
Socio-economic activities

Civic responsibilities for women
Drama as an important medium for rural workers' education
Achievements
Participation in the national labour movement
Regional and international cross-cultural experiences
Conclusion
10. Workers' education for women members of rural workers' organizations in Asia (Neena Hari-Correa)
Conditions of rural women workers in Asia
Workers' education assistance to rural women workers
Project design
The strategy for training women
Socio-economic activities
Developing audiovisual materials
Cross-cultural learning Conclusion
Annex: Countries and organizations participating in the project
11. Workers'education for women members of rural workers'
organizations in Central America and the Dominican Republic
(Maritza Delgado Gonzalez)
Socio-economic background
The women's situation
Membership of RWOs
Women's structures within the RWOs
Workers' education assistance for rural women workers
The first phase of the project and its methodology
The second phase of the project
Actions taken to meet the needs of women members
Relations with the national confederations
Achievements of the RWOs
Conclusion
Annex: Countries and organizations participating in the project Part V: Organizing self-employed and informal sector women workers
12. Experience in organizing women in the informal sector in India
(Margaret Hosmer Martens)
13. The Working Women's Forum: A case study of leadership
development in India (Claire L. Bangasser)
The history of the Working Women's Forum :
Objectives
A holistic approach
A psychological contract
Structure
Membership today
Obtaining a loan

A high repayment rate Box: Portrait of a member Leadership training
Developing their own training programme
An indigenous group process
Training objective: Self-awareness The Forum leader "Networking in sisterhood" Conclusion
Bibliography
14. Trade unions and workers in the informal sector in Burkina
Faso (Mamounata Cisse)
Background
The informal sector in Burkina Faso
The trade union and its members
Intervention by the ONSL in the informal sector The market women's association The Cissin-Natenga Women's Association Box: Portrait of a member
Conclusion
15. Trade unions and women workers in the rural and informal sectors in Cote d'lvoire - The case of SYNAFSI (Mahan Gahe Basile) The informal sector in Cote d'lvoire Trade union background The emergence of SYNAFSI
Registering women's cooperatives
Prior misfortunes leave women suspicious
Dues structure
Leadership
Socio-economic activities
Training activities
Potential drawbacks to joining
The national confederation, DIGNITE
Relations with the authorities
16. The informal sector in an industrialized country: Textile and garment workers in northern Italy (Vicky Franzinetti)
Background
The informal sector in the Biella area Union access to the informal sector The union: FILTEA
The process of unionization
Group discussions with FILTEA members working in cottage industries
Box: Interviews with members Summary


Part VI: Organizing women workers in export processing zones Introduction to Part VI (Margaret Hosmer Martens)
17. Women in trade unions in the Mauritius export processing zones
(Dev Luchmun)
Background
The social impact and the effects of industrialization on women workers
Trade unions in the EPZs
Recruitment methods
Constraints Conclusion
18. Organizing experiences in export processing zones in other countries
(Margaret Hosmer Martens)
Introduction
The Bataan EPZ in the Philippines
The Penang EPZ in Malaysia
The Dominican Republic
Building mutual support
Building links with women in the community
Building links with other unions Jamaica
Community-based organizing
Sri Lanka
Community-based support
Resistance on the job
Building alliances with other groups
Conclusions to Part VI (Margaret Hosmer Martens)
The incentive and support for organizing
The impact on society of EPZs
Other issues for organizing
Part VII: Conclusion
19. Lessons for organizing the unorganized (Margaret Hosmer Martens) Empowerment and organizing Organizing the inaccessible Trade unions as the instigator of organizing
A holistic approach
Are trade unions ready for women from unorganized sectors?
Actions for the future
20. Final remarks (Swasti Mitter)
Tables
1. Type of activity in the informal sector by sex, Burkina Faso
2. Type of activity in the informal sector of major cities by sex, Burkina Faso, 1987