Kwangju Women Workers' Association
TEL: 062-381-3029 FAX: 062-381-2805

In 1990 KWWA was established for the political, economical, and social rights of
women workers and has carried out education, training, counseling, research and
development as well as organized women workers.  
 
Her Activities

1) Counseling

Through Equaline, KWWA gives counsels to women workers on recruitment, employment, job arrangement, promotion, retirement, dismissal, prevention of sexual harassment at work, child care leave, and and so on and help women workers to secure their rights and to solve their problems.
TEL: 062) 383-1286

2) Countermeasures for dismissal

- counseling and physiological healing for dismissed women householders
- developing public works especially for women
- self-support by home nurses, home helpers, collectives
- setup regular meeting for dismissed women
- support for medical care and livelihood
TEL: 062) 384-3029

3) Policy development and Research
- fact finding research on working conditions of assistant cooks at school
- fact finding research on working condition of librarians
- public discussion on policy development for workers in small business

4) Solidarity Building : in cooperation with labor, women and other civil organizations in Kwangju

5) Education  

- education programs on understanding laws such as Lbor Standard Law, Equal Employment Law, Child care Law, Employment Insurance Law, Women Development laws, Laws for guaranteeing minimum livelihood
- education on history of women labor movement and its future tasks

6) Self-support  

- House repairing team
- Home Nursing team
- Helpers for women who delivered a baby
- Side dishes delivery team

TEL : 062)384-3029

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