Gender

Media release: Unions launch petition to protect pay equity For many people who work in underpaid, traditionally female-dominated sectors, pay equity settlements are the difference between families being able to afford dental appointments, tamariki going to school camp, or being able to take the car into a mechanic. The proposed changes will reverse decades of progress to correct pay rates for women and people of all genders working jobs that have been undervalued due to sexism. This is about equity and justice – but it’s also about dignity and the cost-of-living. Melissa Ansell-Bridges NZCTU Secretary

Unions launch petition to protect pay equity

May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Major Aotearoa unions have launched a new petition calling on the Government to reverse their proposed amendments to the Equal Pay Act and restore existing… Read More »Unions launch petition to protect pay equity

It’s time for Beehive women to get real on pay equity

March 8, 2025March 8, 2025

NZCTU Secretary Melissa Ansell-Bridges is issuing a challenge to women in government to stand with working women on International Women’s Day by pushing policies to… Read More »It’s time for Beehive women to get real on pay equity

Gendered violence and harassment in the world of work

Gendered violence and harassment in the world of work

December 2, 2024December 4, 2024

International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention 190 (C190) provides a framework for the legal, cultural and industrial changes necessary to eliminate and prevent violence, in all… Read More »Gendered violence and harassment in the world of work

Countries that have ratified C190

It’s Time to End Gender-Based Violence at Work

November 25, 2024November 26, 2024

Everyone Deserves Safety and Respect at Work November 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This day reminds us of… Read More »It’s Time to End Gender-Based Violence at Work