Politics as Unusual

Bringing new issues to the political table is a lot of work. Three stories about progress made: (1) On June 21, 2019, the UN’s International Labour Organization passed a Convention Against Violence in the World of Work; (2) The very first legislation under the European Pillar of Social Rights: on June 13 2019, a Work-Life Balance Directive was adopted by the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council; (3) LGBTI issues discussed for the first time in the Guatemalan Parliament.

Speakers:

Chidi King, Director of Equality at the International Trade Union Confederation; Montserrat Mir, Elected Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, in charge of Gender Policies; Sandra Moran, Guatemalan Feminist activist, campaigner for Indigenous Women’s rights and the first out Lesbian (or gay) elected to the Guatemalan Parliament.

Credits:

Interviews by Mindy Ran and Frieda Werden; hosting and production by Mindy Ran. Editing of the Sandra Moran segment by This Way Out’s Greg Gordon.


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