Violence on women at work is present in all societies. According to the World Health Asociation between 10 and 50% women have experienced some kind of violence at work. Risk is present in all professions not only in male dominated working places.
Due to the incresing treat of violence against women in commerce sector in BIH, Women’s section of CTUBIH organized the seminar focusing on this particular issue.Seminar was held in Tuzla 12-13 November and as a part of HK Solidarity Project for BIH. It gathered new membership gained trough the organizing project in Tuzla region supported by HK region Agder og Rogoland. Most of the participants came from two biggest comapnies OMEGA and KONZUM, two big commerce chains with stores in all parts of BIH.Besides them, the members of the Coordinattion Comittee of Women’s section were present together with quests and friends from HK headquater in OSlo and its regional representative from region Agde og Rogoland.
The violence as phenomenum was explained by DR. Jadranka Mikić, socialogist with whom Women’s section of CTUBIh have cooperated since 1998. The experience on this issue and how it has been aproached by union movement in Norway was shared by Mrs. Peggy Hessen Folsvik,2nd Vice President of HK Norge.
The participants worked also in the workshop and designed The priority plan as well as the Action plan that are attached.
THE LIST OF PRIORITIES AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE WOMEN’S SECTION OF CTUBIH
STOP Violence against women in commerce
- To implement the education proccess on the level of working place
- To develop and implement the reaserch in CTUBIH local on mobing
- To Present the results of reaserch in media
- Initiate violence to be treated by the legislation on worker’s protection on the level of Confederation of TU in BIH
- To make and distribute in all locals the information material on mobing
- To Organize the Campaign STOP violence for 8th March 2008.