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4th ICEM World Congress - Women’s Conference

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12 October, 2007

Bangkok, 17-18 November 2007
“Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre”, Bangkok

Day 1

9:30  Opening

Evgenia Esenina, Chair of ICEM Women’s Committee
Senzeni Zokwana, President of ICEM
Manfred Warda, General Secretary of ICEM

Greetings from: Elsa Ramos, ILO, Vesna Rodic, FES

THEME ONE: PEACE

Contributions from:

  • Burma
  • Sintraelecol, Colombia
  • General Union of Electricity Workers and Technicians, Iraq
  • General Union of Petroleum, Mining Chemicals and Similar Substances Workers in Palestine
  • Zimbabwe Electricity and Energy Workers Union

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Conference reconvenes


THEME TWO: CONTRACT AND AGENCY LABOUR

Presentations by: Thailand and India

Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Conference reconvenes

Two presentations by Government Pharmaceuticals Organisation


THEME THREE: HEALTH

Presentations by Brazil and Germany

17:00 Meeting of ICEM women from Central Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe

18:00 End of Day One


Day Two

9:00 Presentation by Japanese Affiliates on work-life balance

9:30 Working Groups on work-life balance

10:30 Report Back from Working Groups

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Conference reconvenes

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Conference reconvenes

14:30 Working Groups on Motions

16:00 Elections of Chair and Vice-Chair of Women’s Committee

17:00 End of Women’s Conference