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United
Nations Development Fund (UNIFEM) and United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) organised a
Symposium on “Trade, Globalisation and Gender” on 3rd
– 4th November 2003, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi.
Representatives from all the South Asian countries (India,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal & Bangladesh) presented the
country report in this symposium. CSR represented India in
this event.
On
3rd November the Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce,
Shri. S.B. Mookherjee inaugurated the symposium. The
Hon’ble Minister also released the UNCTAD-UNIFEM
publication, which comprises all the country reports. CSR
contributed the India Country Report in this publication.
This was followed by a press conference in which
representatives from Ministry of Commerce, UNIFEM, UNCTAD
and all the country representatives took part. Dr. Ranjana
Kumari, Director, CSR shared the study outcomes and
recommendations with the media..
On
4th November Dr. Ranjana Kumari presented the India Country
Report “ Gender and Trade: Impact of Globalisation on
Women Workers in Textiles and Food Processing Industries in
India”, prepared by CSR and the CSR research team (Dr. N.
Hamsa, Sindhu Nambiath and Amy Cruickshank) participated in
the question answer session.
The
symposium tried to assess the latest trends, opportunities
and effects of trade liberalisation and globalisation on
South Asian Women. The studies from different South Asian
countries revealed that growth in exports have generated
increase in employment but the increase in wages or
improvent in living conditions are not commensurate with
increased exports
On
the basis of different country experiences and the
discussions at the symposium, the symposium came up with a
set of ‘Conclusions and Recommendations’ for future
action.
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