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<Another attempt to react to the current economic crisis: holding 1st workshop on searching for social economic activation strategies based on reciprocity and solidarity> |
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The first topic for discussion was ‘the labor movement and green community economy’, which was presented by Park Seung-ok, ex-chairperson of the Citizen Power. As soon as his lecture started, he made aware of the importance of saving energy, asking us to turn the light at the back of the lecture room. The speaker stressed that we have limited usable energy, because energy is generated mostly by atomic power and fossil fuel such as atomic power, petroleum, coal, and gas. Especially, in a near future, petroleum will be exhausted; and even though alternative energy is developed, it is not sustainable because it is generated from the nature.more>> |
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<What are women’s labor models: hosting 2nd policy workshop on searching for women’s employment welfare strategies> |
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Above all, Dr. Eun Soo-mi pointed out the repeated crisis of women’s labor whenever economic crisis occurs, and particularly, she stressed it would be a more serious problem that women’s labor is not seen, although it exists because the recent women workers seem to be unheard. She made two suggestions to tackle the problem: firstly, women’s labor issues should be treated as social discourses but through ‘exposing women’s issues in the market’ not through any shock treatment such as accidents or incidents. For example, women’s social indexes should be published every year, and women’s employment related large-scale symposiums should be held; and secondly, the solidarity for organizing women should be considered.more>> |
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<In the economic crisis, whose jobs have been decreased: hosting the 3rd policy workshop on searching for women’s employment welfare strategies> |
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The first presentation looked at the situation of women’s unemployment through the current statistics: whose jobs have been decreasing, and what classes and social groups have been affected the most in the current economic crisis since September 2008. As a result of the analysis, the decreases in employment are serious especially for women, those in their 30s, self-employers and temporary or day workers, those working in the manufacturing sector and whole and retail industries, and workers in the very small-size establishments, and it was recommended to urgently prepare for unemployment safety net measures and job countermeasures.more>> |
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On April 21, 2009, the KWWA hosted the 1st workshop on searching for social economic activation strategies based on reciprocity and solidarity. The workshop was to check our social economic activities by section, including social jobs, social enterprises, National Cooperative of House Managers (NCHM), community coin activities, and to search for future directions of our social economy. 
The 2nd policy workshop on searching for women’s employment welfare strategies was held to overcome the current economic crisis. On the theme “What are women’s labor models” the first presentation was made by Dr. Eun Soo-mi, and in the second presentation the necessity for job creation in the care service such as childcare, education and care assistance and nursing was addressed to seek for alternatives of women’s jobs.
On May 14, 2009, the 3rd policy workshop on searching for women’s employment welfare strategies was held. On the theme of the current economic crisis and situation and task of women’s unemployment, Dr. Yoon Ja-young (belonging to Korea Labor Institute) made the first presentation, and Dr. Kim Kyung-hee (belonging to Korean Women’s Development Institute) gave a lecture on the title of ‘needs of the application of gender effect evaluation and policy cases.’