How can collective bargaining help prevent gender-based violence, promote equal pay and support women in rural employment?
To exchange on the role of collective bargaining in advancing gender equality, the Grapes of Change partners are organising a Transnational Policy Roundtable. The event will bring together stakeholders from across Europe to share experiences, discuss challenges and explore practical approaches to integrating gender-based violence and harassment protections, equal pay and salary transparency, as well as working-time flexibility and parenting measures into collective agreements.
The event will take place in two sessions. Following a transnational discussion, participants will continue the exchange in country-specific virtual breakout sessions, providing an opportunity to explore national challenges, share good practices and identify opportunities for action.
Interested in joining the discussion? Register now and be part of the exchange!
AGENDA
10:00 – 10:20 | Introduction
- The Grapes of Change project and its Observatory
- Why is collective bargaining the chosen lever for the discussion?
10:20 – 11:00 | Transnational discussion
- The situation regarding gender-based violence, harassment protections, pay gap, and female labour drop-out in rural areas
- How can collective bargaining address the phenomenon?
- Integrating GBV/harassement protections into collective agreements
- Q&A
11:00 – 12:15 | National breakout sessions
- Best practices and discussion – Equal pay/salary transparency in national and EU framework contracts (moderated discussion on pay-gap measurement mechanisms, seasonal vs. year-round role classification, EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness, monitoring responsibility
- Best practices and discussion – Working-hour flexibility and parenting protections to prevent female work drop-out in rural areas.
12:15 – 12:30 | Conclusion and next steps
SPEAKERS
- Claudia Faleri, University of Siena
- Paolo Favilli, University of Siena
The programme is currently being finalised, with more details to follow soon. Save the date and follow the Grapes of Change website for updates and registration details. We look forward to welcoming you to the discussion!