TUCP-DAWN and FFW-FNV conducted National Workshop

     On Dec. 14-15, 2010, the TUCP hosted the National Workshop on Gender Equality and Decent Work for the TUCP-DAWN and  FFW-FNV. The ITUC-Asia Pacific supported the activity.

     Ms. Flor Cabatingan of the TUCP-DAWN was requested by the participants to orient the stucture of ITUC-Women's Committee and its connectivity with the Women's Committee. She siad that the women, after the two (2) international labor organizations merged, the TUCP and FFW women's committees got titular representation in her person.

     Susanita "Babes" G.  Tesiorna, President of ALLWIE/S (Alliance of Workers in the Informal Economy/Sector) presided the morning session on the second day of the workshop. She presented salient points of the RA 9262 otherwise known as the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children. She emphasized that this law cuts across all women and children in a relationship regardless of her employment status.  This is very important that the Barangay Captains should understand the law being the first implementer with the issuance of the Barangay Protective Order to protect the women and children  from further harm.



                         



     Babes Tesiorna also lectured on important features of RA 7192 otherwise known as Equality of Women in Building Act specifically on the provision on social protection.  She emphasized that the SSS provision  is applicable to non-working spouses of trade union members.  It is provided under the law that the husband pays the SSS premiums of the non-working wife from his salary.

     She also explained RA 7192 as one of the legal basis of the Magna Carta of Women to substantiate the explanation of Ms. Flor Cabatingan. Other important inputs discussed were the Milk Code of the Philippines and Exclusive Breastfeeding.

     The workshop was very productive since a number of advocacy projects caa be developed to protect and empower the women politically, socially, and economically.