PSI's 2015 World Women's Committee (WOC)

The PSI Women's Committee met on May 25 and 26 in Geneva.The agenda included violence against women, precarious work, labour migration, peace and freedom, gender equality and gender strategy for the post-2015 development agenda.

Jillian Bartlett, general secrtary of the NUGFW Trinidad & Tobago, represented the Caribbean sub-region. In the discussion on the women's empowerment and their role in discussions at the UN, she commented, “Women work and sacrifice their time and effort to empower women, knock on doors and force them open! ”


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Precarious work in the public service in Barbados

For their pre-workshop activity, Sisters Sophia Lowe and Trecia Boucher (NUPW Barbados) prepared a briefing paper on precarious work in the public sector.

Their task was "prepare a briefing paper/briefing note that essentially provides us with a picture on precarious work in public services in Barbados. Obviously, you will not have the time to do a thorough study of the entire public service. However, we do expect to get snap shots of two or three key departments, ministries or agencies, where you may have your largest membership. You may also wish to include an analysis of the impact/effects of recent budgetary measures relating to the employment of temporary workers."

Trecia Boucher and Sopia Lowe (NUPW Barbados)

After initial editing, the paper will be presented to PSI's sub-regional Advisory Committee (SUBRAC) for the Caribbean in March 2014. The plan is to publish the article in 2014.