Projects
Women’s Rights in the Labour Market with a special focus on women workers in textile and shoes industry
Donor: Olof Palme International Centre
Period: 01.01.2016-31.12.2018
Overall objective of the three year project is to establish a platform for protection of women’s rights in the labur market with a special focus women workers in textile and shoes industry.
The project specific objectives are:
- To collaborate with union trades to strengthen the implementation of the Labour Code and the Law on Safety and Health in the textile and shoes industry.
- To collaborate with similar CSOs working for workers’ rights.
- To training around 1000 women in three years, workers in textile and shoes companies in all 12 districts and empower them to require their rights.
- To include business as allies and Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) promoters starting from their businesses.
The action will measure the level of implementation of the Labour Code of Albania and the level of implementation of the Law on Safety and Health in the textile and shoes industry through a research study.