July 2017

Letter of WIDE+, CSOs and Unions to European Parliament’s Rapporteurs ‘Gender Equality in EU Trade Agreements’

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 17, 2017March 15, 2018in Gender and Trade, Statements and Petitions

WIDE+ in collaboration with women’s rights networks and Trade Unions has sent out a letter to the rapporteurs of European Parliament for the planned report on Gender Equality in EU Trade Agreements that should be finalised by 19 September 2017.…

Read the GADN Briefing: Making Trade Work For Gender

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 7, 2017July 7, 2017in Analysis, Gender and Trade, Reports and Publications

Trade has the potential to advance gender equality and realise women’s rights by expanding decent work opportunities for women and contributing to sustainable and equitable economic development. However, in many cases this potential has not been fulfilled; trade, and the…

Join WIDE+ and sign the global statement for a binding human rights treaty for (Trans)National Companies

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 7, 2017July 7, 2017in Gender and Trade, Gender justice in Europe, Statements and Petitions, Women's Rights

The Treaty Alliance, a global movement for a binding Treaty has launched a public statement that can be signed by associations and individuals. The statement calls on states to participate actively in upcoming negotiations of the international treaty to ensure protection…