Union action on gender equality

Identifier:  TFG:730

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG730

Authors:  Soler Ibáñez, Meritxell

Abstract:
Unions, together with the patronal and the public administration, are one of the actors that have an important roll on the regulation of gender equality in the labor relations. This study is focused on the syndical action that is done using the collective negotiation in order to reach an effective equality of genre in the labor relations and the occupation. The object of this study is to analyze the roll of the union in relation with the equal politics and the collective negotiation done in the negotiations of the collective agreements of Catalonia. The study is divided into different chapters. One of them is dedicated to the analysis of the existing legislation of equality since it's necessary to start with the legal regulation of this matter in order to understand the action performed by the unions. In the following chapter, the current situation of women with descriptive data on their participation in the labor market is analyzed. Chapters five, six and seven are focused on the union action. Specifically, the fifth chapter explains the trade union movement in Catalonia. On the other hand, the last two chapters are specifically devoted to the analysis of equality gender in union activity and the contents included in collective agreements. Finally, this research study ends with a section that contains the most relevant conclusions.