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ITUC INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
CSI CONFÉDÉRATION SYNDICALE INTERNATIONALE
CSI CONFEDERACIÓN SINDICAL INTERNACIONAL IGB INTERNATIONALER GEWERKSCHAFTSBUND
E-mail [email protected] http://www.ituc-csi.org
24 February, 2010 Dear Sisters, Briefing Note #2 for Trade Union Delegates to the 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, (CSW54) 1 – 12 March 2010, UN Headquarters, New York
1. Orientation meeting and trade union delegation 2. Preparatory dinner meeting for the trade union delegation 3. Daily briefings (for the trade union delegation only and for NGO’s) 4. Side events 5. Official UN Events at CSW 54, including Round Tables and Expert Panels 6. Official registration procedures 7. Additional note – Preparatory event and Forum of the NGO Committee on the
Status of Women in New York 8. List of trade union participants to CSW54 9. Hotel Information and contact details in NY 10. Location of important venues
1. Orientation meeting for the trade union delegation We strongly advise participants to attend the orientation meeting during which you will receive updates and background information on UNCSW54. This is also an excellent opportunity to meet other trade union delegates. Note: Access to the UN building could be limited due to renovations. Sunday 28 February, 2010 - 12 pm to 4pm Venue: The Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies, 25 W. 43rd Street (bet. 5th & 6th Aves.), 18th Floor A sandwich lunch will be provided Interpretation available English /French /Spanish
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Focus - Briefing and interactive discussions on the background to the Commission on the Status of Women and its 54th Session - Review of the CSW54priority themes:
• Review of the implementation of the Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly, with an emphasis on the sharing of experiences and good practices with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges; and
• Review of its contribution to shaping a gender perspective towards the full realization of the Millennium Development Goals.
- Trade union Workshop at CSW54 - Trade union advocacy opportunities and activities at CSW54.
UNCSW - PSI-EI-ITUC Web Blog (Eng/ Sp and Fr) URL: http://unioncsw.world-psi.org You all can contribute to the Blog. Please inform your organization/ network about the blog so they can follow the experiences and views of our delegation at the UN CSW54 in New York and post their comments.
Main trade union background documentation and weblinks The ITUC-EI-PSI Statement to CSW54 is available:
• in all UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish), on the UN CSW54 website. It appears as the 14th document in a List, in the section NGO Statements, Document name: E/CN.6/2010/NGO/14. The web link is: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/documentation.html
• and on the ITUC webpage: http://www.ituc-csi.org/trade-union-statement-54th-session.html?lang=en (English) http://www.ituc-csi.org/declaracion-sindical-54o-periodo.html?lang=es (Spanish) http://www.ituc-csi.org/declaration-des-syndicats-a-la-54e.html?lang=fr (French)
A longer version of the Statement is available in a CSW54 Brochure, prepared for distribution at the UN during the 54th Session. You will find it here: http://equality1.typepad.com/files/en_ituc_ei_psi_jointbackgroundpaper_2010.pdf (English); http://equality1.typepad.com/files/sp_ituc_ei_psi_jointbackgroundpaper_2010.pdf (Spanish); http://equality1.typepad.com/files/fr_ituc_ei_psi_jointbackgroundpaper_2010.pdf (French) CSW54 Background Documentation
• From the CSW54 Documentation web page (http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/documentation.html ), the Secretary General’s Report on the Priority Themes is available in English, French and Spanish as Document E/CN.6/2010/2.
• National Reports, comprising a review and appraisal of country performance on the 12 critical areas of concern of the BPfA can be accessed from the CSW54 home page, (http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/index.html ) under National level review of implementation. Click on Member States Responses. Click on the relevant regional groupings to locate your country’s Report. It is available in the language of the country: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic).
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2. Preparatory dinner meeting for the trade union delegation
On the evening of Sunday 28 February, at 7:00 PM Restaurant: Byblos Restaurant 200 East 39th Street (at 3rd Ave) Telephone: 212-687-0808 Cost is a flat USD $40.00. This includes tax and tips. This does not include wine and other alcoholic beverages which must be paid for separately.
3. Daily Briefings - (for the trade union delegation only and for NGO’s) Daily from Tuesday 2 March onwards from 8:00am Trade union briefing meeting for the trade union delegation - place to be confirmed at the orientation meeting and dinner on Sunday 28 February or get in touch with your contact person at the ITUC, EI or PSI (item 8). Daily From Tuesday 2 March onwards except Thursday 4 March, from 8:45am to 9:30am General NGO Briefing Venue Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission Main Auditorium 221 E. 52nd St. (Between 2nd and 3rd Ave.) 4. Side Events
� ITUC-EI-PSI Workshops at CSW54
Thursday 4 March, 2:00pm-3:30pm
Venue Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission 221 E. 52nd St. (Between 2nd and 3rd Ave.) Main Auditorium
Event Title: Women in the Global Economy in a Time of Crisis Workshop will bring together trade union women from around the world for a dialogue with representatives of NGOs, women's movements and government representatives. Initial brief presentations from expert panelists, the workshop will stimulate discussions on the impacts of the multiple food, financial, jobs and climate crises on women's prospects for achieving decent livelihoods. The presentations will take place against the backdrop of Section F of the Beijing Platform of Action (BPfA), Women in the Global Economy, and will examine these multiple crises as a new and emerging issue to be addressed within the BPfA.
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Friday 5 March, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Venue Murphy Institute 25 W 43rd St. (between 5th and 6th Ave.) 18th floor Event Title: Trade Union Review of Beijing +15, Country Perspectives
� NGO Events
The full list of NGO events is available on the website of the NGO CSW Committee at: http://www.ngocsw.org/en/main (Check under CSW Parallel Events).
� International Labor Organization (ILO) Event
Thursday 4 March, 1:15pm-2:45pm
Venue UN Headquarters Conference Room 7 Event Title : Working Women’s equal opportunities and treatment from Beijing to MDGs to real gender equality
� Governments and IGO’s
The list of side events organized by Governments and Intergovernmental organizations will be provided as soon as they are made available. A trade union Events Calendar, flagging important CSW events to attend, will be available to the trade union delegates on Sun 28 Feb, 2010.
5. Official UN Events at CSW 54, including Round Tables and Expert Panels The UN proposed organization of work for CSW54 is available in English, French and Spanish on this website. It appears as the 2nd document. Document name: E/CN.6/2010/1/Add.1: Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing15/documentation.html Exact venues will be announced later. Here are some pre-announced official events that are worthy of note:
� Tuesday 2 March General Assembly Commemorative meeting at 10:00am to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action. Venue: TBA
� Thursday 4 March
Panel at 10:00am on Linkages between implementation of the Platform for Action and achievement of the MDGs. Venue: TBA
6. Official Registration Procedures Your accrediting organization (ITUC, EI, PSI, CLC, CGIL) has pre-registered you, and sent you your confirmation letter.
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Please bring your confirmation letter and photo identification with you, in order to get a UN grounds pass (Please check your confirmation letter to ensure that your name is spelled correctly, as name changes will not be possible after a cut-off date which will be determined later.). Over 8000 NGO’s have registered for CSW54 although many will not actually attend. Nevertheless, a record number of NGOs are expected to participate. To avoid bottlenecks, you are strongly advised to do your on-site registration to obtain your UN grounds passes ahead of time. Onsite registration will take place in the General Assembly Lobby. Use the Visitors’ Entrance on 1st Avenue opposite 46th St. Go to the DAW NGO registration desk. On-site registration hours
Prior to the session Friday, 26 February: 9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.30 p.m. Saturday, 27 February: 9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-5.00 p.m. Sunday, 28 February: 10.00 a.m. – 14.00 p.m.
First week
Monday, 1 March: 8 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.30 p.m. Tuesday, 2 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.30 p.m. Wednesday, 3 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.30 p.m. Thursday 4, March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.30 p.m. Friday, 5 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.
Second week
Monday, 8 March: 8 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.00 p.m. Tuesday, 9 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.00 p.m. Wednesday, 10 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.00 p.m. Thursday, 11 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.; 2-4.00 p.m. Friday, 12 March: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m.
7. Additional note – Preparatory event and Forum of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in New York NOTE: Trade union participants are asked to attend the Orientation meeting for trade union delegates listed in section 1 above for Sunday 28 February. The event listed below is for informational purposes only. 27 - 28 February, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m Event Title 2010 NGO Global Forum for Women: Beijing +15 This Forum immediately precedes the 54th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which will also undertake a 15–year review and appraisal of the BPfA. Venue The Salvation Army Greater New York Headquarters 120 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011 Between 6th and 7th Avenue
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Interpretation This event will be conducted in English, with whisper translation in French and Spanish, facility is wheelchair accessible Registration The deadline for registration is 15 February, 2010 and the cost of attendance is US $150. For Online Registration, go to: https://www.ngocsw.org/en/register/2010-forum Or a printable version of the registration form is available here: http://www.ngocsw.org/en/events/2010-forum (See Registration by Mail) For more information on the 2010 Global Forum, go to:http://ngocswny.wordpress.com/ 8. List of Trade Union Participants to CSW54 DELEGATION COUNTRY TRADE UNION NAME EMAIL
AFRICA
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ITUC
ANGOLA UNTA Maria Fernanda Carvalho Francisco
[email protected]; [email protected]
2 ITUC
ANGOLA UNTA N’finda Virgina Samuel
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EI BURKINA FASO EI-Africa Regional Office Anais Dayamba
4 EI COTE D'IVOIRE SNEPPCI Salimata Doumbia
5 PSI GHANA
Health Service Workers Union of Ghana TUC Judith YEWOENAO
6 PSI GHANA
Health Service Workers Union of Ghana TUC
Joyce BONDZIE-ASMAH
7 PSI GHANA
Health Service Workers Union of Ghana TUC
Patricia Ofosua TWENEBOAH
8 EI GUINEA FSPE Aminata Mara
9 ITUC
MALI CST Kadidia Toure [email protected]
10 ITUC
MOROCCO UGTM Kenza El Ghali [email protected]
11 ITUC
MOROCCO UMT Khadija Rhamiri [email protected]
12 ITUC
NIGER CNT Kadidja Mamane Baby
13 ITUC
SENEGAL UNSAS Anne Cécile Coly [email protected]
14 ITUC
SENEGAL CNTS Fatoumata Bintou Yafa
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15 ITUC
SENEGAL CNTS Fatou Ba Ndiaye [email protected]
16 ITUC
SENEGAL CNTS Fatoumata Balde [email protected]
17 EI
SENEGAL SNEEL / CNTS
Ndèye Cissé Dia Sene
18 EI SIERRA LEONE SLTU Marian Abu
19
ITUC
SOUTH AFRICA FEDUSA Arlene Conradie [email protected]; [email protected]
20 PSI SOUTH AFRICA SAMWU Gati MALETE
21 ITUC
TOGO ITUC-Africa Regional Office
Ghislaine Saizonou [email protected]
22 ITUC
TOGO CNTT Aouissi Akouete A.D.
23 PSI TUNISIA
Fédération générale de la Santé
Samia LETAIEF BOUSLAMA
24 PSI TUNISIA
Fédération générale de l'Agriculture Habiba SELLINI
AMERICAS
25 EI BRAZIL CNTE Jucara Dutra Vieira
26
ITUC
COSTA RICA ITUC-TUCA Amanda Claribel Villatoro
[email protected]; [email protected]
27
ITUC CANADA
CSN Claudette Carbonneau
[email protected]; [email protected]
28
ITUC CANADA
CSN Marie-France Benoit
29
CLC CANADA CLC
Barbara Byers
30 CLC CANADA CLC
Nancy Riche [email protected]
31 CLC CANADA HSAA
Elisabeth Ballerman
32 CLC CANADA CFNU Amanda Crupi acrupi@nurse
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33 CLC CANADA CFNU
Linda Silas [email protected]
34 CLC CANADA AFL
Nancy Furlong [email protected]
35 CLC CANADA OFL
Marie Kelly [email protected]
36 CLC CANADA CEP
Gisele Pageau [email protected]
37 CLC CANADA NTFL
Sheila Sauter-Chadwick
38 CLC CANADA Teamsters
Brigitte Sottile [email protected]
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CLC CANADA CAW
Julie White [email protected]; [email protected]
40 CLC CANADA CUPW
Cindi Foreman [email protected]
41 CLC CANADA FTQ
Carole Gingras [email protected]
42 CLC CANADA CUPE
Maureen Morrison [email protected]
43 CLC CANADA CUPW
Marion Pollack [email protected]
44 CLC CANADA BCFL
Jane Staschuk [email protected]
45 CLC CANADA CUPE
Rh'ena Oake [email protected]
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PSI CANADA
Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec Lucie GRANDMONT
47 PSI CANADA SEIU Danielle LEGAULT
48 PSI CANADA
Public Service Alliance of Canada Sarah BÉLANGER
49 PSI CANADA
Public Service Alliance of Canada Patty DUCHARME
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PSI CANADA
Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec Lyne Bergeron
51 PSI CANADA
Public Service Alliance of Canada Kay SINCLAIR
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52 PSI CANADA
Public Service Alliance of Canada Andrée COTE
53
PSI CANADA
National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) Carol FURLONG
54 EI CANADA CSQ Louise Chabot
55 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Alexis Allen
56 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Andrea Berg 57 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Ann Hawkins 58 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Dianne Woloschuk 59 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Emily Noble 60 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Francine Filion 61 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Gloria Oberg 62 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Hilda Watkins 63 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Lily Cole 64 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Marilies Rettig 65 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Mary-Lou Donnelly
66 EI CANADA CTF-FCE
Maureen Weinberger
67 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Monique Caissie 68 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Noreen Bonnell 69 EI CANADA CTF-FCE Rian McLaughlin
70 EI CANADA CTF-FCE
Susan Swackhammer
71
PSI CHILE
Confederación Nacional de Funcionarios de la Salud Municipalizada
Gabriela FLORES SALGADO
72 ITUC
COLOMBIA CUT Ligia Inés Alzate Arias
73
ITUC
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CASC Francisca Altagracia Jimenez
74 EI JAMAICA JTA
Judith Spencer-Jarrett
75 ITUC
PUERTO RICO CPT Eva Prado Rodriguez
76 ITUC
US ITUC – New York office
Gemma Adaba [email protected]
77 ITUC
US ITUC - Washington office
Francesca Ricciardone
ASIA PACIFIC
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78 ITUC AZERBAIJAN ATUC Jamila Sattarova [email protected]
79 ITUC AZERBAIJAN ATUC Fuad Mammadov [email protected]
80 EI AZERBAIJAN ARCITUEEI Humbat Naghiyev 81 EI AZERBAIJAN ARCITUEEI Mubariz Eyvazov 82 EI AZERBAIJAN ARCITUEEI Shaiq Asgarov
83 ITUC JAPAN JTUC Rengo Yoko Yamaguchi
84 ITUC JAPAN JTUC Rengo Yoko Yokoyama idem 85 ITUC JAPAN JTUC Rengo Naomi Okamoto idem 86 ITUC JAPAN JTUC Rengo Takahito Katayama idem
87 ITUC JAPAN JTUC-Rengo (Interpreter) Tomoko Lumpkin idem
88 ITUC JAPAN JTUC-Rengo (Interpreter)
Shiori Okazaki idem
89 EI KAZAKHSTAN ATUESWRK Aigul Mukasheva 90 EI KAZAKHSTAN ATUESWRK Ashirbek Shalkar 91 EI KAZAKHSTAN ATUESWRK Gulsyn Orynbayeva 92 EI KAZAKHSTAN ATUESWRK Maira Amantayeva 93 EI KAZAKHSTAN ATUESWRK Ziyada Deldibekova 94 EI NEW ZEALAND NZTEU Sharn Riggs
95 PSI PHILIPPINES Maynilad Water Supervisors Association
Roberta F. ESTIMO [email protected]
96 PSI PHILIPPINES Maynilad Water Supervisors Association
Judith S. CIPRIANO
97 ITUC RUSSIA FNPR Tatyana Pashko [email protected]
98 EI SRI LANKA ACUT(G) D.M.D.Iranganee Chandralatha
99 EI UZBEKISTAN NTUESWU Gulnora Marupova 100 EI UZBEKISTAN NTUESWU Nosirhon Akbarov EUROPE
101 ITUC BELGIUM ITUC Marieke Koning [email protected]
102 EI BELGIUM EI Secretariat Jan Eastman 103 EI BELGIUM EI Secretariat Rebeca Sevilla
104 ITUC BELGIUM CSC Patricia Biard [email protected]
105 ITUC FRANCE CGT-FO Marie Alice Medeuf Andrieu
106 ITUC FRANCE CGT-FO France Perez – Sponem
107 PSI FRANCE PSI Headquarters -
Zeynep EKIN [email protected]
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Internship (Turkey)
108 PSI FRANCE PSI Headquarters - EQR Officer (UK)
Chidi KING [email protected]
109 PSI HUNGARY
Democratic Trade Union of Health and Social Workers
Agnes CSER [email protected]
110 CGIL ITALY CGIL Nana Corossacz
[email protected]; [email protected]
111 CGIL ITALY CGIL Aitanga Giraldi
112 ITUC ITALY CISL Liliana Ocmin [email protected]
113 ITUC ITALY CISL Ilaria Fontanin [email protected]
114 ITUC NETHERLANDS Clean Clothes Campaign (observer)
Nina Ascoly [email protected]
115 ITUC NORWAY LO Karin Enodd [email protected]
116 EI ROMANIA F.S.I. «Spiru Haret»
Marius-Ovidiu Nistor
117 EI ROMANIA F.S.I. «Spiru Haret»
Mihaela Gotcu
118 EI ROMANIA F.S.I. «Spiru Haret»
Oana Diac
119 EI SPAIN FECCOO José Campos Trujillo
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EI SPAIN FECCOO Pedro González López
121 EI SPAIN FECCOO Rosario Rizo Martín
122 PSI SWEDEN KOMUNAL Annelie HELLANDER
123 PSI SWEDEN KOMUNAL Birthe JOSEPHSON [email protected]
124 PSI SWEDEN KOMUNAL Pertti VAINIKAINEN
125 EI SWEDEN Lärarförbundet Karin Åmossa
126 ITUC SWITZERLAND UNI Ms. Veronica Fernandez Mendez
127 PSI UK UNISON Gloria MILLS
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9. Hotel Information and Contact Details in NY Hotel EI and PSI delegation Eastgate Tower Hotel 222 East 39th Street (Metro: New York 10016 Tel: +1. 212.687 8000 Fax: +1. 212.490 2634 (See map enclose. Directions from hotel to UN building) Contact persons in New York ITUC Gemma Adaba ITUC United Nations Office, 211 East 43RD St. Suite 710 New York NY 10017 USA Tel: 212 370 0180 Fax: 212 370 0188 EM: [email protected] Mobile: (914) 645 5777 PSI Chidi King EM: [email protected] Mobile: +33(0) 6 17 46 25 56 EI Rebeca Sevilla EM: [email protected] Mobile: +31.628082631
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10. Location of important venues
Eastgate Tower Hotel 222 East 39th Street. New York 10016 Tel: +1. 212.687 8000 Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Stu dies 25th West and 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) - 18th Floor United Nations headquarters Visitor’s entrance is located on First Avenue at 46th Street (The Church Centre is across the UN building at 44th Street) The Salvation Army Greater New York headquarters 120 West 14th Street, New York 1001
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