USAID. BUR. FOR POPULATION AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF POPULATION
SEMINAR FOR ASIAN WOMEN TRADE UNIONISTS ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL OF WOMEN TRADE UNIONISTS(PCWTU), THE PHILIPPINE DEPT OF LABOR(PDL), THE ASIAN-AMERICAN FREE LABOR CENTER(AAFLI), THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION(ILO), THE ECAFE, AND ANTICIPATED OTHER UN SPECIALIZED AGENCIES & PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.THIS 2-WEEK SEMINAR IS FOR APPROX 40 (PRIMARILY WOMEN) ASIAN TRADE UNION LEADERS FROM 16 COUNTRIES.TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE: 1.THE EFFECTS OF RAPID POPULATION GROWTH ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE LABOR FORCE, THE STANDARD OF LIVING, AND THE RATE OF NATL ECON DEVELOPMENT; 2.THE POPULATION POLICIES & PROGRAMS OF PARTICIPANTS" OWN GOVERNMENTS AND OF THE FOREMOST VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE FIELD; 3.TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR SPONSORING & ADMINISTERING A POPULATION AWARENESS PROGRAM WITHIN TRADE UNIONS OF PARTICIPANTS" COUNTRIES; 4.INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FAMILY PLANNING IN THE ORGANIZED LABOR SECTOR OF ASIAN COUNTRIES(AS DERIVED FROM ILO-ECAFE SYMPOSIUM ON LABOR AND POPULATION POLICIES).
MOODY, S. V. · 1973
Abstract
AID FUNDING COVERS THE ENTIRE COST OF THE SEMINAR: ALL PARTICIPANT EXPENSES,PRINTING OF BRIEFING MATERIALS AND PROCEEDINGS,AND ORGANIZATIONAL COSTS.THE PCWTU IS THE EXECUTING AGENCY FOR THE PROJECT.IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING CONTACTS WITH PARTICIPATING TRADE UNIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES,DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS,AND SELECTING THOSE PARTICIPANTS.IT IS ASSISTED IN THESE ACTIVITIES AND IN THE CONDUCTING OF THE SEMINAR BY A COORDINATING COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES(AND,THEREFORE,TECHNICAL ADVISORY INPUTS)FROM THE PCWTU,PDL,ILO,USAID/MANILA,AND THE ACFLI.FURTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THIS COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED BY A TRADE UNION CONSULTANT FUNDED BY AID. COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN SEMINAR: AUSTRALIA,BANGLA DESH,FIJI ISLANDS,INDIA,INDONESIA,JAPAN,MALAYSIA,PHI LIPPINES,REPUBLIC OF CHINA,REP OF KOREA,REP OF SRI LANKA,SINGAPORE,THAILAND,NEW ZEALAND,REP OF VIET NAM,AND HONG KONG.
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