The “European Christian Workers Movement” (ECWM) is a network of 20 workers’ organisations in 15 European Union countries, as well as in Switzerland.
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The executive team of the LOC/MTC and the permanent commission of the HOAC held their annual coordination meeting from 17th to 19th February in Burgos to share and to analyze together the life and efforts of the activists – male and female – of both movements and the current state of the working environment and the Church in both countries.
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The place of the women in the world- case of the women in Uganda
At the beginning of this year 2013, Ugandans, especially females, were excited when feminist and civil society activist Winnie Byanyima sprang to one important global helm. She was appointed the Executive Director of Oxfam International. Similarly, last year two other prolific Ugandan women rose in international stature. The East African Legislative Assembly hoisted Margaret Zziwa to its Speakership, making her the first woman and Ugandan to occupy that seat. The other is Margaret Mungherera, who was elected as President of World Medical Association (WMA).
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At the beginning of this year 2013, Ugandans, especially females, were excited when feminist and civil society activist Winnie Byanyima sprang to one important global helm. She was appointed the Executive Director of Oxfam International. Similarly, last year two other prolific Ugandan women rose in international stature. The East African Legislative Assembly hoisted Margaret Zziwa to its Speakership, making her the first woman and Ugandan to occupy that seat. The other is Margaret Mungherera, who was elected as President of World Medical Association (WMA).
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ECWM was partner in a Grundtvig project. Grundtvig projects arte educational projects of the European Unity. The project where ECWM worked in with 5 other partners refers to some actual trends of social exclusion, powerlessness and (lacks of) solidarisation, of which Europe is affected. The processes of economic globalization, boosted by the recent financial crisis give to many citizens of the European countries the impression being exposed to powerful and hardly apperceptible structures and procedures.
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The ECWM organised its yearly seminar in Bratislava, Slovakia from 18 to 21 of October. Neartly sixty participants from thirteen european countries were present. The issue: “Social security and protection”.
Conclusions of LOC/MTC`s National Team Meeting
Subjects of the interview are Poverty and Social Exclusion and the measures the Polish Government is supposed to do against them.
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The European Sunday Alliance supports the protection of health and safety of workers and their right to a limit on maximum working hours and of a weekly rest period, including, in principle Sunday.
Mitte Mai waren viele Plätze in den spanischen Städten (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao..) von den „Indignés (Empörten)“ besetzt. Vor allen Jugendliche verlangten dort einen politischen Richtungswechsel und eine neue Vision für ihre Zukunft. Auch in anderen Ländern Europas wie in Griechenland, Frankreich, Portugal und Deutschland rebellierten die Jugendlichen gegen die politischen Zustände
Bericht der HOAC (fr.)
Anyone in the EU with cross-frontier legal questions or problems can now obtain extensive information at the European “internet portal”. Information is available in 22 languages about laws, jurisprudence and other legal questions in the 27 EU member states.
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