ITUC action programme on achieving gender equality in trade unions

Trade unions have a history in the struggle for social and economic rights, equal opportunities and human dignity. We believe in parity between women and men in every workplace, at all levels of society, and in trade unions themselves.
Since its establishment, the global trade union movement has achieved huge progress in developing standards for gender equality.
But there is still much to be done to ensure stronger mainstreaming of gender issues, greater consistency across policy areas, improved awareness of gender perspectives, and fairer distribution of resources. Gender mainstreaming is an organisational strategy to achieve and maintain gender equality and women’s
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