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Em Part of the ITUC Decent Work Decent Life for Women campaign & within the framework of MDG 3 www. ituc-csi. org

Young women’s decisions How do I keep my job when I fall pregnant? Career Family planning Work/life balance How do I choose a career? How can I combine work with family? www. ituc-csi. org

But there are obstacles @ work Job security Discrimination Tough working conditions Flexible and long hours Sexual harassment HIV/AIDS www. ituc-csi. org

Decisions for Life has a solution! • It targets. . young women workers and targets. . job seekers in the service sector & other sectors • Aiming at. . raising awareness & at. . empowering young women to make those decisions www. ituc-csi. org

In brief ü Funding: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MDG 3 Fund ü Duration: October 2008 – June 2011 ü Key partners: üITUC üUNI + other GUFs üWage. Indicator Foundation üUniversity of Amsterdam/AIAS www. ituc-csi. org

Trade union campaign www. ituc-csi. org

Web campaign Women’s websites ü labour legislation ü wages ü working conditions ü interviews of young women facing a challenge ü information on skills for various sectors ü multiple country-specific web tools ü job searching tips www. ituc-csi. org

Where? In 14 countries in 4 regions: Angola Botswana* Malawi* Mozambique South Africa Zambia Azerbaijan Belarus India Indonesia Kazakhstan Ukraine Brazil Zimbabwe *web campaigns only www. ituc-csi. org

How? • What are the topics of interest of young women? • How to reach/organize young women? • How do young women become empowered? • How do young women improve their conditions of work? www. ituc-csi. org

An innovative method Be informed ü ü ü Gain confidence Decide for yourself Take action Make your dreams come true! DFL campaign is about me! Young women organize young women Create places for young women Develop leadership & negotiation skills Mentoring www. ituc-csi. org

Impact: Young Women… Be informed . . gain knowledge about their rights & acquire new skills EMPOWERED to take action www. ituc-csi. org

Impact: Young Women… Be informed Gain confidence …identify common challenges & dreams, are inspired, gain collective strength & confidence SPEAK OUT & become ACTIVISTS & LEADERS www. ituc-csi. org

Impact: Young Women… Be informed Gain confidence Decide for yourself … decide when to get married, when to become a parent, change their career path, talk with their partner TAKE CONTROL of their own lives www. ituc-csi. org

Impact: Young Women… Be informed Gain confidence Decide for yourself Take action …negotiate with employer, set up trade unions, engage in CBAs, influence government policies etc. Become CAMPAIGNERS & inspire other young women to join! www. ituc-csi. org

Impact: Trade Unions • Increase in TU membership. • DFL rejuvenates TU leadership. • Young women’s issues in the gender and TU programmes (e. g. organising). • TUs become more appealing to young women. • TU use ICT more intensively. • DFL builds coalitions on the national, regional and international level. www. ituc-csi. org

What’s Next? Young Women’s Conference 9 -11 May 2010, Amsterdam Global young women’s network! www. ituc-csi. org

For more information visit: http: //www. ituc-csi. org/decisions-forlife. html www. ituc-csi. org

“Before we were not consulted in matters of policy, now we are making policies” Trade union women coordinators www. ituc-csi. org