Statement: Women Trade Unionists at the Centre of Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution
- Document number
- 2586
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Statement: Women Trade Unionists at the Centre of Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution
- Author/publisher
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Keywords
- Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training;
- Summary
- The ITUC and ITUC-Africa, recalling the central role played by trade unions in conflict prevention and resolution, insist on the distinct role of women trade unionists in this area and especially with regard to the violence perpetrated against women during conflicts. The ITUC and ITUC-Africa are convinced of the need to strengthen women's participation in social dialogue, a key tool of the trade union movement in conflict prevention and resolution.
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