PDWA workshop on rights of Palestinian women workers

On the occasion of Workers’ Day, the Palestinian Democratic Women Associations (PDWA) organized last week in the Mar Elias camp a discussion workshop on various issues related to Palestinian women workers.  The workshop covered several topics including the principle of gender equality according to international treaties and conventions namely CEDAW, and tackled the problems and obstacles facing Palestinian women workers in Lebanon. The workshop concluded with a series of recommendations including the implementation of researches and studies about Palestinian women workers, supporting Palestinian women workers in pressuring employers to give them employment contracts, securing equal pay and end of contract gratuities, defining working hours and providing access to health insurance and maternity leave.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 6 May 2014