Women and trade unions: The Context, the Gains and the Road Ahead – The Phillipine Experience –

This paper is based on the experiences of individual women workers and women committees from three (3) labor centers four (4) private sector federations, one (1) urban poor alliance and two (2) public sector federations. The experiences and various documentations of the Labor Education and Research Network (LEARN) Gender Program were also utilized. Interviews with women and men leaders were made while various publications and papers of the unions, the government, various NGOs were used as reference. Acknowledgment and deep gratitude to all the women who shared their stories to breathe life to this paper.

ISBN: 3-86077-717-3
Publisher: FES
Year of Publication: 1998