AMRF Society (Alternative Movement for Resources and Freedom Society)

AMRF Society in Bangladesh brings together development professionals, activists, social scientists and experts to support and inform civil society organisations such as women's, agricultural and industrial workers, informal sector workers etc. to enable them fully to participate in public policy planning and claim redress of violation of rights. AMRF Society has several years’ experience in conducting action-research, campaign and awareness raising work, organizational capacity building.

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HWW (Homeworkers Worldwide)

HWW has worked for many years to make home based workers visible and recognised. It conducts networking, research and training with organisations in different countries as well as awareness raising and campaigining in the UK.

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LECAWU (Lesotho Clothing and Allied Workers Union)

LECAWU has approximately 5,500 members and supports these workers in disputes with employers, collective bargaining and other trade union activities. As an affiliate of the ITGLWF (International Textile Garment and Leather Workers Federation) it has been involved in international advocacy activities in the past.

READ Foundation (Rural Education and Development)

READ Foundation investigates homebased work in India (researching and identifying workers), organises workers into self help groups, links homebased workers to formal workers' organisations and ensures they are recognised by employers and that they can negotiate for improved working conditions.

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RINDRA

RINDRA consists of women representatives from 8 unions in Madagascar. It's mandate is to support unions to address women's issues in the workplace and promote women's leadership.

SAVE (Social Awareness and Voluntary Education)

SAVE carries out research, education and training on workers' issues particularly labour rights focusing on Tirupur, the major textile exporting district in Tamil Nadu, India. SAVE collaborates with trade unions and with other organisations both within and outside India on labour rights, particularly those in the unorganised sector.

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Tanzania Plantation and Agriculture Workers Union (TPAWU)

Project management in Tanzania - Co-ordinator Phillipina Mosha

TPAWU was registered as a union in 2000 and have a membership of 33,450 of which 27% are women. It is affiliated to the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA).

TPAWU has been active in support of women workers and for the past twelve years has been coordinating a project for women workers in sugar, tea, coffee and sisal plantations aimed at improving the living and working conditions.

National Federation of Farm, Plantation, Fishery and Agro-Industry Trade Unions of Ethiopia (NFFPFATU)

Project management in Ethiopia - Co-ordinator Hanan Aman

The National Federation of Farm Plantation Fishery and Agro Industry Trade Unions (NFFPFATU) was re-authenticated in 1995. It is one of the largest and strongly founded Federations of the nine Industrial Federations affiliated to the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU). The federation has a general objective of assuring workers of the sector are unionized and their rights, benefits, and safety are protected; it has an independent constitution and internal procedure that would help to attain its objectives.

Gender equality is deeply rooted in all societies. Unions need women as much as women need unions. The federation has adopted the national Trade Union gender policy at all levels, including the organization of Women committees at the general Assembly to the grass root level.