EI’s Strategies and Programmes on Promotion of Women Workers’ Rights

1) Women’s Network Formation  South East Asia Women’s Network (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines)  South Asia Women’s Network (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka)  South Pacific Women’s Network (South Pacific Countries)

2) Education and Awareness Building Workshops on Violence Against Women and Legal Rights of Women Gender Sensitivity Trainings Basic and Advanced Unionism Seminars Leadership Seminars Trafficking of Women and Girls Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Human Rights and Advocacy HIV-AIDS

3) Capacity- Building/ Empowerment Union Skills Development Workshops Trainers Trainings Income Generating Courses Enhancement of Professional Competence Formation of Women’s Committees Research Network Formation Cooperative Formation Publication of Training Manuals & Modules Para-legal Workshops Evaluation and Planning Meeting

4) Campaigns Education for All (emphasis on girl-child) Sexual Harassment and Violence Against Women ILO Convention No. 183 on Maternity Protection Benefits

5) Structural and Participation Quota Gender-balance in elective posts Policy of 30% minimum women participation in all union activities & training programmes with an aim of at least 50 % Union Policies on Gender Policy Resolutions Affirmative Action-Research with goals of 33% women in General Councils, ExCo, Office Bearers, etc. enshrined in the union Constitutions