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Just a domestic?

Following publication of the Government consultation document Safety and Justice (June 2003), proposing amendments to legislation to support victims of domestic violence - adults and children - the TUC drew up a survey around the key areas.

The results of this survey found that:

bullet 51 per cent of respondents had experienced domestic violence
bullet 59 per cent had children and 44per cent of children had witnessed the violence
bullet 46 per cent said that domestic violence had affected their ability to do their job
bullet 66 per cent had not told their employer and 79per cent had not told their union rep
bullet 17 per cent said their employer had a domestic violence policy, 40per cent did not know
bullet 45 per cent said their trade union had a campaign to highlight domestic violence

The TUC points out that the workplace may provide a safe haven for those who experience violence in the home, as well as being a place to access information via notice boards or colleagues.

For this reason, the TUC strongly believes that trade unions and employers have a key role to play in supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence.

The TUC views its survey as an indicator of people's experiences of domestic violence and hopes that the results will encourage the government and employers' organisations to work in partnership with the TUC and trade unions in working to combat domestic violence.

Breaking the Silence on Domestic Violence: A guide for the workplace published by the TUC and available via the TUC website - www.tuc.org.uk.

A new pilot project which aims to help victims of domestic violence prosecute their abusers had been launched in South Wales.

The initiative is being tested in Caerphilly and is part of the government's promise to overhaul laws relating to domestic violence and increase people's confidence in coming forward to report it.

The project, if successful, will be extended to other parts of Wales and England. Solicitor General Harriet Harman said "There is no excuse for domestic violence, which each year sees 120 women and 30 men killed by their partner".
Iraqi women's rights coalition

The October meeting of the NUJ Equality Council welcomed Houzan Mahmoud from the Iraqi Women's Rights Coalition.

Houzan spoke about the terrible problems confronting women in Iraq including rape and abduction and the way some groups had exploited the political vacuum, terrorizing women if they are not wearing a hijab and throwing acid on women's legs if they were not covered up.

The council decided to support the coalition with a small donation and recommended to the NEC that the union's motion to the TUC Women's conference highlight the position of women in Iraq.

Further information about the campaign can be found at www.equalityiniraq.com and www.womenagainsviolence.org.uk or on the Middle East Centre for Women's Rights site at http://mecws.cjb.net.
EOC says long way to go for sex equality

A report just published by the EOC - Sex and power: who runs Britain? shows that women are still under-represented in positions of influence.

Only nine per cent of national newspaper editors are women and women make up just seven per cent of the senior judiciary and senior police officers.

Julie Mellor, Chair of the EOC said that the findings raised serious questions about the ability of the decision makers who run Britain to identify with the concerns of the general public.

Sex and power: who runs Britain (8 page document) is available from the EOC website from 5th January.
TUC workSMART

This TUC website aims to be a one-stop shop for every-thing to do with your work-ing life. It gives easy-to-understand information on:

bullet Rights at work
bullet Health at work - including stress at work
bullet Money - taxes & pensions

New information on the site includes claiming working tax credit and guidelines for teleworkers. An online unpaid overtime calculator also helps you see if you're losing out to the "long hours culture".

www.worksmart.org.uk
Get yourself trained
The following courses have been organised by the NUJ, further information from Debbie Smith on debbies@nuj.org.uk.
bullet Bullying and harassment course
  London 17th-18th March 2004
bullet Negotiating skills
  Glasgow - 3rd- 4th March 2004
The following courses have been organised by the GFTU, again contact Debbie for info:
bullet Trade unions, equality and society
  Scotland - 5th-7th March 2004
bullet Discrimination and the law
  North West England - 19th-21st March
bullet Key issues for Black and Asian members
  West Midlands - 23rd-25th April
bullet Women at work
  West Midlands - 23rd-25th April 2004
bullet Dealing with bullying, harassment and stress
  South East England - 21st-23rd May
Diary Dates
bullet 10-12 March 2004
  TUC Women's Conference, Eastbourne
bullet 25-28 March 2004
  NUJ Annual Conference, Liverpool
bullet 17 April 2004
  LRD Conference on Information and Consultation - preparing for new rights; NCVO Conference Centre, London N1
bullet 23-25 April 2004
  TUC Black Workers Conference, Torquay

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