APHEDA SA Activist Committee WWC Timor-Leste Bowls Fundraiser - Has Ended
9 Feb, 2018 - 9 Feb, 2018
Fri 6:00pm - Fri 11:00pm
Cnr Church Terrace and Smith St
Walkerville, SA
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Come and join us for some fun as we rasie some much-needed money for the Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste!
There will be music, food, and drinks available at the bar (bring your money - it's cash only!).
Staff will be there to help the uninitiated bowlers.
More details to follow..!
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APHEDA SA Activist Committee
1339482027
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BACKGROUND ON THE T-L WORKING WOMEN'S CENTREIn September 2011, APHEDA Union Aid Abroad was proud to help launch the Working Women’s Centre Timor-Leste – the first dedicated service for women to better access their employment rights and combat gender violence in the workplace in Timor-Leste.The South Australian Working Women's Centre is playing an important role in helping to establish this Centre.The Timor Leste Working Women’s Centre educates and advocates on behalf of Timorese working women, including vulnerable domestic workers, for free.Women of Timor-Leste have long held traditional roles in the home and many women are now seeking employment to help lift themselves and their families from chronic poverty. Timor-Leste is the poorest country in our region due to the illegal occupation by the Indonesian military, which was responsible for wiping out 1/3rd of the population, committing gross human rights abuses and destroying 80% of the country's infrastructureAbout two-thirds of adult women have never attended school and employment opportunities for those without a formal education are limited. Most of the work available to women in Timor-Leste is characterised by 'informal' workplace arrangements. Jobs are paid cash in hand, without negotiation on fair wages or conditions, such as working hours and basic leave entitlements. In addition, women in informal work are unable to access existing or proposed Timorese social security schemes, and with an absence of occupational health and safety standards, some women are experiencing violence, harassment and other forms of coercion.Recently established, the Centre needs your support so that it can continue to provide its excellent services to the working women of Timor Leste.More details can be found on the APHEDA website:http://www.apheda.org.au/news/1339482027_5810.html
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