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GENDER & LABOUR RIGHTS
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Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 |
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Author |
Human
Rights Watch (HRW) |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
June
2007 |
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Summary |
This
report highlights the vulnerable position of girl domestic workers in Guinea
and makes recommendations to the new Guinean government to address these
issues. |
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2. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
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Title |
Disabled Women in the Workforce – Breaking
Down the Barriers |
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Author |
Reynolds,
R. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
March
2007 |
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Summary |
What
barriers do women with disabilities experience in the workforce and what can
employers do to address the inequalities disabled women face? |
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Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 |
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Author |
Lovell,
V |
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Document Type |
Gender
Country Profile |
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Publication Date |
February
2007 |
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Summary |
This
short factsheet provides statistical information on women's access to sick
days benefits in the United States. It highlights the untenable position this
puts working mothers in: stay at work when you shouldn't, or lose pay (and
perhaps a job) by staying home. |
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4. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
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Author |
International
Labour Organization (ILO) |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
This
is the second Global Report on discrimination under the follow-up to the
International Labour Organization's (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work. The report examines emerging issues in
patterns of workplace discrimination and inequalities, presents recent policy
responses, and outlines the ILO's experience and achievements to date and the
challenges it faces. |
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5. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
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Title |
Determinants of Wage Differentials in the
Maquila Industry in Mexico: A Gender Perspective |
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Author |
Brown,
F and Domínguez, L. |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
This
study reveals the gender wage gaps that exist among women and men working in
the maquila industry in Mexico. |
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Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 29th August 2007 |
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Author |
Homenet
South Asia |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
This
paper presents the findings of a study into the attitudes of home based
workers in Sri Lanka towards their work. |
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7. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 |
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Title |
The Working and Unemployed Women’s Movement
‘Maria Elena Cuadra’ (MEC) (in Spanish) |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
This
movement supports women to participate fully and equally in Nicaraguan
society by offering a space for reflection, capacity building and
organisation. |
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8. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
Mujeres
Hoy is a website which provides gender related information and links to
initiatives in Spain and Latin America. |
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9. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
This
website aims to provide resources on labour rights and related issues within
a Latin American context, including links to other initiatives and a database
of regional gender specialists. |
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10. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007 |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
January
2007 |
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Summary |
The
website of the subregional office of the International Labour Office (ILO)
for Central America, Haiti, Panama and Domenican Republic has a special
section on gender issues. |
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11. |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 28th February 2007 |
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Title |
Guaranteed Employment and Gender Construction:
Women’s Mobilizations in Maharashtra |
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Author |
Chari,
A. |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
August
2006 |
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Summary |
Employment
Guarantee Schemes (EGS) in India are often praised as 'women friendly' as
they attract large numbers of female workers. This paper argues that women do
not benefit so much from their actual employment as they do from the
opportunities for mobilisation around gender issues which often occur around
EGS. |
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12. |
Date Added
to Site: Wednesday, 28th February 2007 |
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Author |
ADEIM-Simbiosis,
Artemisa, Cattrachas, Criola, IGLHRC, Red Nosotras LBT |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
June
2006 |
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Summary |
This
report analyses discrimination against lesbians in the job market, based on
statistics, law and testimonials from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and
Honduras. |
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13. |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 |
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Title |
The Gender Wage Gap in Chile 1992-2003 from a
Matching Comparison Perspective |
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Author |
Ñopo,
H. |
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Document Type |
Research |
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Publication Date |
May
2006 |
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Summary |
Despite
major advances in the education of the female labour force in Chile relative
to males, gender differences in wages still exist. |
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14. |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 |
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Author |
Women's
Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO) |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
April
2006 |
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Summary |
MisFortune
500 is a comprehensive web resource which documents corporate abuses on women
globally and highlights women's struggles and resistance. |
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15. |
Date Added
to Site: Monday, 24th July 2006 |
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Author |
Prieto-Carron,
M. |
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Document Type |
Case
Study |
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Publication Date |
March
2006 |
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Summary |
How
can multilateral companies improve labour conditions for women workers? This
paper makes recommendations based on an analysis of the multinational company
Chiquita - one of the world's largest producers and marketers of bananas. |
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16. |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 25th July 2006 |
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Author |
Harilal,
K.N., Kanji, N., Jeyaranjan, J., Eapen, M. & Swaminathan, P. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
March
2006 |
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Summary |
This
report explores the impacts of an expanding cashew nut market on the
livelihoods of women workers in the industry, in India. |
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17. |
Date Added
to Site: Tuesday, 29th August 2006 |
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Author |
Varbanova,
A., Fodor, E. et al. |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
March
2006 |
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Summary |
This
report examines women's labour market situation in the countries of Central
and Eastern Europe and the Western Commonwealth of Independent States in the
context of recent social and economic transformations. |
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18. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
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Title |
SEWA Social Security: Organizing Women Workers
for Insurance and Health Services |
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Author |
Chatterjee,
M. and Kent Ranson, M. |
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Document Type |
Background
Document |
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Publication Date |
January
2006 |
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Summary |
This
article describes the Self-Employed Women's Association's (SEWA) experiences
in providing health services and health insurance for low-income women in
India. |
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19. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
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Document Type |
Report |
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Publication Date |
January
2006 |
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Summary |
This
report examines problems experienced by women garment workers in Cambodia,
including ill health, harassment at work and poor personal security. |
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20. |
Date Added
to Site: Friday, 24th August 2007 |
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Author |
Bauer,
S., Finnegan, G. and Haspels, N. |
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Document Type |
Tool |
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Publication Date |
January
2006 |
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Summary |
This
training package is aimed at organisations which assist low-income women to
start and expand small scale businesses. |
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