BUILDING POWER: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY, AND FAIR WORK

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

The Murphy Institute, 25 W 43rd St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10036

Agenda

2:30- 3:00 PM: Registration

3:00- 3:20 PM: Opening Remarks

• Gregory Mantsios, Dean of the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
• Laine Romero-Alston, Team Manager, Fair Work Program/International Migration Initiative, Open Society Foundations
• Cathy Feingold, International Director, AFL-CIO and Deputy President, ITUC

3:20- 4:00  PM: Discussion I

Women Leading a Global Movement for Economic Justice, Democracy, Fair Work

• Moderator: Patrick Gaspard, President, Open Society Foundation
• Sharan Burrow, Secretary General, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Rose Auma Omamo, General Secretary of Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (Kenya)
• Liz Shuler, Secretary Treasurer, AFL CIO (United States)

4:00- 4:45 PM: Discussion II 

Women Leading from the Frontlines of the Global Economy

• Moderator: Shawna Bader-Blau, Executive Director, Solidarity Center
• Anannya Bhattacharjee, International Coordinator, Asia Floor Wage Alliance (India)
• Libakiso Matlho, National Director, Women and Law South Africa (Lesotho)
• Maricarmen Molina, General Secretary, Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de El Salvador (El Salvador)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Concluding Reflections

• Amol Mehra, Managing Director, Freedom Fund

Sponsored by: Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, the Freedom Fund, Fundación Avina, C&A Foundation, Humanity United and AFL-CIO, Solidarity Center and Global Labor Justice