Women In Trade Unions Organizing the unorganized
İÇİNDEKİLERContentsPreface 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  |
