Trade union women from rural area indignant of non-observance of their rights

The Women Organizations within the National Federation of Agriculture and Nutrition Trade Unions „Agroindsind” of more than 20 country’s districts met during the last week for discussing the urgent problems faced by women of the rural area, among which are the violation of the rights to dignity and education. 

The goal of the meetings was to inform, mediatise and submit the claims to the habilitated bodies and persons, in order to draw the attention of public opinion and governors with regards to the violation of women’s rights, especially of the rural area. At the meetings also participated representatives of the district Councils, Territorial Labour Inspection, Police Commissariats, Social Assistance, Workforce Office etc.

Stela Ciobanu, President of the Inter-branch Council of Trade Unions of Edineț district, mentioned the problems faced by the region women, among which, the lack of jobs and proper life conditions, the informal work, the depreciation of women from the rural area, the growth of the risk of violence towards women.

“This meeting aims at revealing the problems faced by the countryside women.  All the disorders, stated at the said round-table, will be included in the list of claims, which will be further sent to state officials. We hope to be heard this time and even some of our requests to be settled”, Ciobanu specified.

Larisa Vasilciuc, President of the Territorial Council „Agroindsind” of Orhei district, stated that “the lack of jobs, of proper life conditions, the low salaries, the limited access to qualified medical services are only some of the urgent problems faced by women from rural area. The trade union women of Orhei district, supporting the efficient and constructive dialogue, express their deep concern with respect to the deplorable social-economic situation faced by women of Republic of Moldova”.

The syndicalist women of Orhei requested the establishment of a country’s minimum wage at the level of the subsistence wage; the actualization of the ensured income obtained after 1999, the recalculation of pensions, once at two years for employed pensioners; the increase of lump sum allowance for child’s birth till 5000 lei; the introduction in the pre-university education program of a special course about the promotion of a healthy way of life.

Vera Platon, President the Territorial Council „Agroindsind” of Rezina district, specified that the claims expressed by women must be heard by the state officials. Among the major problems faced by women of Rezina, Platon mentioned the lack of jobs, the inferior medical assistance and the informal work.

In the opinion of Elena Chioroglo, President of the Territorial Council „Agroindsind” of Ciadîr-Lunga district, the state officials speak only about politics and forget about countryside people.

“The countryside women are worried that their children leave for abroad because there aren’t created places of job and the salaries are very low.  At the same time, schools and kindergartens of the rural area close and women remain jobless. It is an alarming situation for Republic of Moldova”, concluded Chioroglo.

A campaign for collecting signatures in order to support the claims took place within the district meetings. They will be made public within a press conference organized on October 15 and further produced to the country’s government. At the same time, it was established that on October 18, 2013, the claims will be submitted to deputies too.

Trade Unions Informational Centre