The women trade unionists called on the Government and Parliament and on the employers to act in concert in order to improve the observance of women’s rights at the workplace and of the social guarantees adopted for them, IPN reports. In a press briefing held on the occasion of a meeting between women trade unionists and representatives of the social partners, the women asked obeying the right to a safe job, promoting gender equality, decent salaries and working conditions for all the women from the country, regardless of age.
A report presented recently by the Legal Resources Center of Moldova says that women earn by 12.9% less than men even if they have better qualifications. The head of the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova Oleg Budza said in this connection that if the women appropriately fulfill their duties, they should not be paid less as this is flagrant negligence. To narrow the discrepancies between the salaries paid to men and those paid to women, employment attestation and examination conditions or even examination commissions should be created at companies.
As regards the proposals to reduce the childcare leave, which is now three years and is considered an excessive guarantee by experts, Oleg Budza said the trade unions support them, but are waiting for suggestions from the Government for including these children in crèches because not everyone has a babysitter or grandparents. “We want the kids to be provided with food and all they need to be safe, while their mothers should be able to go to work and stay calm that their children are not in the street. The women in villages carry a double burden as the men from rural areas mainly work abroad and the women have to deal with many challenges.” he stated.
The head of the Confederation’s Women Council Liuba Rotaru said a social package is needed to motivate the women to give birth without fear of losing the job. Employment discrimination is a shameful phenomenon that still exists in Moldova. The women trade unionists make common cause with the women from all over the world and will carry out a bracelet campaign entitled “No to violence against women!” before March 8.
The National Confederation of Trade Unions brings together 250,000 women.
