Welcome to the home page of the
1998 International Conference on
Trade Unions, Homosexuality and Work!
This site includes information on the follow-up in
The 1998 conference
gathered people from all over the world, with a positive interest in the role
trade unions (can) play in fighting for human rights and trade union rights for
lesbians and gay men or people with same-sex relationships or love.
This
conference was endorsed by
- the International Lesbian and Gay Association ILGA
- the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions FNV
- the Dutch Christian National Federation of Trade Unions CNV
- the UK trade union UNISON
- the German trade union for Public Services, Transport and Traffic
(Öffentliche Dienste, Transport und Verkehr ÖTV), now merged
into the trade union ver.Di (vereinte Dienstleisitunggewerkschaft)
- the General Italian Labour Confederation (Confederazione Generale Italiana
del Lavoro CGIL)
- the Canadian Labour Congress/Congrès du travail du Canada CLC
It took place in the days before the Gay Games, in Amsterdam,
the Netherlands.
For the scholarships for the conference, there has been a close cooperation with
- the (Dutch) Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries
(HIVOS)
- the Gay Games Outreach project
- the Dutch section of Amnesty International
- the Quilt Tour
- Get Organized! / The (general) Dutch Organization for Development
Cooperation NOVIB / Women's projects funding organization Mama
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- the University of Amsterdam
- Dutch ILGA groups
- XminY, development cooperation organization
- the Dutch Aidsfonds (Aids funding organization)
- the city of Amsterdam and the organization of Dutch/Nicaraguan city
twinning projects
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