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Chapter 1 About this Manual 1.1 Introduction This manual provides guidelines for trainers who are involved in awareness raising, capacity building and advocacy on women workers’ legal, human and health rights among men and women with little education. All exercises are designed in such a way that it is not necessary for the participants to be able to read or write. The manual aims to enable women and men to improve the quality of work and life in factories, the fields, at home and in the community and to increase women’s role in decision making. The main aim of all sessions is that participants understand and exchange views on basic rights of women and men. People should be stimulated to express their feelings on a specific topic freely. The sessions are not meant to provide a lot of ‘theoretical’ background information but to start discussions about the topic and let people think about the issues on their own terms with a view to create more respect for the work women do and their fundamental rights as human beings and as workers. 1.2 Target group The main focus of the manual is on advancing the position of women, but this does not mean that men should be excluded from the training. In fact, a mixed group is recommended for many of the exercises, because equality is a matter of both sexes. The only way to change the existing structure is by involving both men and women in the discussions. However, sometimes women are shy and do not have enough confidence to speak and voice their opinion in a mixed group, especially if it concerns sensitive subjects. In such cases, the first step is to work with women’s groups, enable them to identify their needs and learn from one another. The second step is to develop a plan with them to involve men in the discussion also. The package is designed for persons with little education but it can be used with literate persons as well. The recommended group size is maximum 20 persons. The package provides enough material to do the exercises with a group of up to 20 participants. 1.3 Methods All exercises in this manual are group exercises. Because of the specific target group creative and attractive materials have been developed. Furthermore, a mix of training methods is used to keep the sessions lively and interactive. There are games, case studies, stories and role plays. Pictures are provided in the form of drawings to help people to visualize situations and key messages, pictures also help people to remember things that can not be written on a flipchart. Most sessions begin with a game, role play or story to start discussions about the topic. It helps to make the workshop as lively as possible, the mix of different methods helps people to remain concentrated and enjoy the session. For several training sessions, on particular technical subjects, it is advisable to have a trainer who is specialized in the subject, or to have a training team consisting of a gender trainer and a technical specialist. It is also good for certain sessions, to invite people with hands-on experience 5
on the subject in their own work and life. For example, in a session on prevention of HIV/AIDS, the message of a HIV/AIDS infected person is 100 times stronger than any long lecture by a health expert More background information about training methods can be found in Briefing Note 1: Training Methods. 1.4 Contents The package is divided into four parts: Tips for Trainers This part familiarizes trainers with successful training messages and methods in the fields of gender equality promotion, adult learning and participatory approaches. It continues with practical advice on designing and conducting training workshops and setting the scene for a good training environment on the first day. Gender Equality The second part contains four types of sessions on: self-awareness, values and attitudes, division of work, and access and control over resources. These four subjects together form the building blocks to enable the trainees to becoming advocates for gender equality promotion and finding out how to encourage women and men to create a more equal balance in the division of workload, responsibilities, resources, benefits and decision making between them. Fundamental Rights in Life and at Work This part has two kinds of sessions for use with trainees, who work in either the formal or the informal sector. The first sessions are general in nature. These address topics such as, what rights do people have in life and at work, and what kinds of inequality issues often occur at work. All sessions emphasize that having rights also means having responsibilities. The general sessions are followed by sessions about specific topics. Among these you will find sessions on home work, migrant work, occupational safety and health, sexual harassment at work and maternity protection, as well as sessions which raise awareness on domestic violence, rape, child labour and the trafficking of children and women. Briefing Notes The briefing notes provide further practical and technical information for trainers to expand their knowledge on issues ranging from training methods to gender equality promotion, the international and national human and labour rights framework, workers’ rights, health rights’ and an introduction to the ILO. The newly established dispute settlement procedures for workers in the formal private sector in Cambodia are explained to promote the use of this new tool for conflict resolution. 1.5 Structure of the Sessions All sessions are structured in the following way: 1. Objective 2. Target group 3. Material 4. Exercise 5. Notes for the trainer 6. Related sessions and briefing notes 6
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Card 1: No to Suppression of Freedo
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Card 5: Maternity Protection (pictu
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Song 3. Cruel Suffering of the Work
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Step 3 • Tell the participants th
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The following case is an example of
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Story two: A group of women workers
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The number of female members in som
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No child should have to work No chi
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In article 48 this is made more exp
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story 2: Kolab, 12 years old, flowe
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Related sessions and briefing notes
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How to make the circle of debt: Exe
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Situations in which people often ne
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• Place a green fiche when the an
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4.9 Migrant Workers Objectives •
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Story and questions for each square
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What do you think will happen to th
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4.10 Trafficking Objectives • To
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The strategies traffickers often us
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• Explain the meaning of the 4 co
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Rest period There are no official r
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• Explain the meaning of the 4 co
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4.12 Workers with Family Responsibi
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- What do they think of the role of
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4.13 Maternity Protection Objective
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Step 4 • Show the last card: term
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4.14 Sexual Harassment at Work Obje
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adequate performance of workers. Th
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A person who tricks a minority pers
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8. A pregnant woman who is under pr
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4.16 Domestic Violence Objectives
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At work: Violence causes immediate
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Step 4 • Explain where to go in c
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Facts and myths about rape Myth: Ra
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4.19 HIV/AIDS and Work Objectives
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Step 5 • Explain briefly the Code
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HIV/AIDS at work HIV/AIDS is a work
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Working in a very noisy area Workin
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information to the workers. Another
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Briefing Note 1 Training Methods Th
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• Interviewing • Negotiating
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Briefing Note 2 Gender Equality 16
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Gender stereotypes Gender gap Gende
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Briefing Note 4 Key Principles for
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Briefing Note 5 Gender Planning: St
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issue but consensus on this agreeme
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3. Cultural and social norms and va
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Gender Equality at Work Equal right
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What are the results of stress? For
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At work: The use of alcohol and dru
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At work: As HIV/AIDS affects the ec
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2. Collective dispute It can be eas
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International Labour Standards: a s
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Glossary Abortion Benefit Bonded la
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certain characteristics or who belo
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List of Useful Organizations Nation
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Cambodian HIV/AIDS Education and Ca
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For General Information and Referra
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