No justice for women without union rights

, brought by IndustriALL and fellow global union federations, centre on access to justice for women in the world of work, a right blocked for millions by discriminatory laws, underfunded institutions and structural barriers to decision-making.

Justice is inseparable from union rights

Access to justice cannot be separated from the right to organize. Freedom of association and collective bargaining must be enforced for all workers, in supply chains, in the informal economy, for migrant workers and across public and private sectors. Across global supply chains, women are overrepresented in the most precarious jobs, often with no union coverage and no access to grievance mechanisms. Governments must act to stop the persecution of women trade union leaders and make justice affordable through legal aid and fee waivers.

End the gender pay gap - with enforcement, not promises

Closing the gender pay gap requires ratifying and implementing ILO Conventions 100 and 111, establishing minimum living wages through collective bargaining or statutory processes, introducing pay transparency laws and revaluing feminised occupations. Enforcement must be backed by strengthened labour inspection, accessible complaints procedures and full salary data transparency in public and private sectors.

Ratify C190 - and make it real

Governments must ratify and implement ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206, enacting comprehensive strategies that prohibit all forms of gender-based violence and harassment across the entire world of work, including domestic violence and femicide. Reporting mechanisms must be safe, confidential and gender-responsive, with full protection from retaliation. Trade unions must be involved in designing, monitoring and enforcing these policies.

Care, digitalization and decent work

Labour legislation must be extended to workers in precarious and informal employment. The state's primary responsibility for care provision must be recognized, with public investment in care and the redistribution of unpaid care work.

On digitalization, a gender perspective must be mainstreamed in policy decisions on artificial intelligence and platform work, and the digital gender divide must be closed.

Says IndustriALL assistant generla secretary Christina Olivier:

"As negotiations continue in New York, the CSW70 agreed conclusions must deliver concrete, enforceable commitments. Access to justice for women sustains peace and democracy and governments must act accordingly."