COVID-19: Women Workers in the front lines

Global unions are join forces for a gender equal new normal in a series of webinars addressing women workers in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic and beyond: Together for a new normal.

"Women workers in the front lines" was the first in the series of webinars and included representatives of global unions from the trade, transport, hotel, agriculture, journalism, domestic workers and public services sectors. Carolina Espinaza, PSI World Women's Committee titular member and co-chair of the Inter-American Regional Women's Committee represented PSI.

Speakers included:

  • Fulya Pınar Özcan, Turkey, IndustriALL

  • Caroline Espinoza, Chile, Public Services International

  • Juana del Carmen Britez, Argentina, International Domestic Workers’ Federation

  • Patricia Nyman, South Africa, UNI Global Union

  • Patricia Alonso, Argentina, IUF

  • Mich-Elle Myers, Australia, International Transport Workers’ Federation

  • Maria Ángeles Samperio, Spain, International Federation of Journalists

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Global unions are join forces for a gender equal new normal in a series of webinars addressing women workers in the context of the COVID -19 pandemic and beyond: Together for a new normal.

COVID-19: Women Workers in the front lines

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