Discrimination of women at the workplace in Central and Eastern Europe

Long-term objective: To promote women’s human rights in the workplace in the CEE and NIS region; to develop adequate trade union policies against discrimination of women in the workplace and on the labour market. Short-term objective: To collect data and conduct different surveys on discrimination of women in the labour market and on trade union anti-discrimination policies; to define typical forms of discrimination against women in employment and in the workplace; to identify good practices or actions to combat discrimination; to produce background material to propose anti-discrimination measures/policies within trade unions in the region, and to coordinate launching the campaigns in the region. Estimated impact on target group: enhanced conditions for including labour market discrimination against women on trade union agenda; increased awareness of non-discrimination policies; strengthening and networking of women’s groups and structures.

Project symbol

RER/05/50/FLA

Admin unit

ACTRAV

Start date

01/03/2006

End date

31/12/2007

Total allocation

181928

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

181928

Development Partners

Belgium, Government of Flanders, Department of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Europe and Central Asia - regional

Outcomes

Increase the value of workers' organizations to existing and potential membership