WWC Timor-Leste looks forward to welcoming Sen. Collins and all the other speakers participating in Our Work Our Lives Conference, Sept. 1st and 2nd in Dili

Senator Jacinta Collins

Australian federal Parliamentary Secretary

for School Education and Workplace Relations

"I am pleased to be a keynote speaker at your conference and that it is being held in Dili, Timor-Leste. 'Our Work, Our Lives' is a great theme which speaks to all women who are doing their best to balance work responsibilities with home life and other priorities. For me it brings to mind the importance of women understanding and being able to exercise their rights and responsibilities, as well as the need to improve  the economic wellbeing of women. I look forward to highlighting the Australian Government's commitment to achieving a fair outcome for all women in the workplace and discussing the current equal pay case for social and community sector workers in Australia."

Quiz Night to raise funds for the Timor Leste Working Women's Centre

6:00pm, Wednesday 17 August

@ The ASU

5-9 Rundle Street

KENT TOWN  SA  5067

ALL TICKETS $10

Come along and enjoy great company, refreshments, door prizes & lots of fun. 

Special guest appearance by talented SA vocalist, Margarida!

Quiz categories will be many and varied.

Tables of six can be booked or join a mixed table; payment secures bookings

Available from the ASU Reception – Contact Jan Schultz on 83631322.

Proudly sponsored by the ASU, Members Equity and the WWC of SA.

Hurry, limited numbers available!

Please direct any queries to Max Adlam or 

Katrine Hildyard at the ASU on 83631322.

Scholarships to Our Work Our Lives Conference / Bolsa-estudu sira ba Konferénsia Ami-nia Serbisu Ami-nia Moris 2011

(English Version below)

Bolsa-estudu sira ba Konferénsia Ami-nia Serbisu Ami-nia Moris 2011 – Timor-Leste

Konferénsia ba Dalahaat kona-ba Feto sira no Relasaun Industriál sira (agora internasionál) 

Loron 1 no 2 fulan-Setembru, 2011

Ita mak Timor-oan ida-ne’ebé hakarak partisipa iha Konferénsia Ami-nia Serbisu Ami-nia Moris? 

Hakerek mai ami pájina ida (ka menus) kona-ba tanbasá Ita hakarak partisipa iha Konferénsia ida-ne’e no tanbasá Ita hanoin katak Konferénsia ne’e sei fó-benefísiu ba Ita rasik nomós/ka Ita-nia organizasaun.

Nomeasaun sira sei taka iha loron 20 fulan-Agostu, 2011. Bele responde ba wwctimor@gmail.com ka telefone ba 781 4538 atu hetan informasaun liután.

Kona-ba Konferénsia ida-ne’e:

Aprezenta ho laran-kmanek liuhosi Sentru Feto Serbisu-na’in Timor-Leste ho suporte hosi Rede Nasionál Austrália nian ba Sentru Serbisu-na’in Feto sira-nian, Universidade Austrália-Súl no Universidade Teknolojia Queensland nian.

Programa Ami-nia Serbisu Ami-nia Moris sira mak dezeñadu atu halibur hamutuk matenek no esperiénsia nasionál no internasionál ne’ebé sei inklui:

Livru Hateten – istória orál sira hosi feto sira serbisu-hela iha Timor-leste 

ʻAgoraʼ diskusaun painél – hosi esperiénsia Australianu no Timorense harii komunidade sustentavel liuhosi feto sira-nia partisipasaun iha maundobra 

Lansamentu ofisiál ba Sentru Serbisu-na’in Feto sira-nian iha Timor-Leste

Tema Konferénsia sira sei foka ba:

Feto sira iha serbisu perigozu ka vulneravel 

Feto sira-nia asesu ba sira-nia direitus

Feto sira-nia Progresu ba serbisu ho dignidade iha rejiaun Ázia-Pasífiku 

Harii hela komunidade sustentavel sira liuhosi feto sira-nia partisipasaun iha maundobra 

Ho laran-kmanek ami hakarak hato’o katak oradór konfirmadu sira sei inklui:

Ged Kearney, Prezidente Konsellu Uniaun Sindakalista Australianu 

Maria Da Costa Paxiao, Vise-Prezidente Parlamentu Nasionál Timor-Leste

Teresinha Viegas, Sekretária Parlamentár Timor- Leste 

Ex. Malarndirri McCarthy MLA, Ministra ba Polítika Feto sira-nian iha Governu Territóriu-Norte (Austrália)

Atu hetan informasaun liután bele kontakta: wwctimor@gmail.com

Scholarships to Our Work Our Lives 2011 – Dili, Timor-Leste

4th Conference on Women and Industrial Relations (now international)

1st and 2nd September 2011

Are you a Timorese national who wants to attend the Our Work Our Lives Conference?

Tell us in 1 page or less why you want to attend the conference and why you think the conference will benefit you and/or your organisation.

Nominations close 20 August 2011. Please respond to wwctimor@gmail.com or call 781 4538 for more information.

About the conference:

Proudly presented by Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste with the support of the Australian National Network of Working Women's Centres, the University of South Australia and the Queensland University of Technology.

The Our Work Our Lives program is designed to bring together national and international expertise and experience and will include:

Speaking Book - the oral histories of women working in Timor-Leste

ʻAgoraʼ panel discussion - of the Australian and Timorese experience of building sustainable communities through women's workforce participation

Official launch of Working Womenʼs Centre Timor-Leste

The conference themes will focus on:

Women in precarious or vulnerable work

Womenʼs access to their rights and entitlements

Womenʼs Progress towards decent work in the Asia Pacific

Building sustainable communities through womenʼs workforce participation

We are proud to announce that confirmed speakers include:

Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions

Maria Da Costa Paxiao, Vice President of Timor-Leste Parliament

Teresinha Viegas, Timor- Leste Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon. Malarndirri McCarthy MLA, Northern Territory Government Minister for Womenʼs Policy

For more information contact wwctimor@gmail.com

Oral histories of women in Timor-Leste - tell us about your working life - Istória orál hosi feto sira iha Timor-Leste – fó-hatene ita kona-ba Ita-nia moris serbisu nian

(English Translation below)

Sentru ba Serbisu-na’in Feto sira iha Timor-Leste ho suporte hosi Rede Nasionál Australianu hosi Sentru ba Serbisu-na’in Feto sira, Universidade Austrália-Súl no Universidade Teknolojia Queensland nian hakarak konvida Ita atu hanaran an hodi halo parte iha “Livru  Hateten”, istória orál sira hosi feto sira-ne’ebé serbisu hela iha Timor-Leste iha Konferénsia Ami-nia Serbisu Ami-nia Moris sira ba 2011.

“Livru Hateten” ne’e iha propózitu atu fó-fatin ba Ita atu konta Ita-nia istória rasik iha Ita-nia lia-inan rasik, iha fatin informál ba grupu rona-na’in ki’ik sira nomós atu halibur epseriénsia oioin hosi feto sira-ne’ebé serbisu hela iha Timor-Leste agora daudaun.

Ami hakarak Ita atu ko’alia kona-ba Ita-nia esperiénsia moris no serbisu iha Timor-Leste inklui dezafiu hirak-ne’ebé Ita hasoru no oinsá Ita haka’as an atu rezolve dezafiu hirak-ne’e.

Tópiku balun ne’ebé Ita bele hakarak konta maka tuirmai ne’e:

•   Deskrisaun kona-ba saida mak Ita halo daudaun no halo tiha uluk hanesan serbisu

•   Ekilíbriu/balansu serbisu/moris-baibain no responsabilidade família inklui haree ba Ita-nia família sira 

•   Susesu no dezafiu sira iha dalan atu hetan edukasaun no serbisu inklui esplikasaun kona-ba diskriminasaun saida de’it ne’ebé Ita hasoru karik no oinsá Ita haka’as an atu rezolve

•   Asesu ba saláriu no kondisaun serbisu sira inklui asesu ba lisensa maternidade no lisensa fó-han susubeen ba oan

•   Serbisu no moris hela iha situasaun konflitu no pós-konflitu

•   Haterus saida de’it ne’ebé Ita hasoru inklui haterus seksuál no sistema protesaun (hosi kriminozu sira)

Ami hakarak Ita atu sente laran-kmaan kona-ba saida mak Ita ko’alia fó-sai nomós atu sente iha kbiit (empoderizadu) liuhosi prosesu ida-ne’e no ami sei fó-suporte ba Ita atu sente livre atu lalika ko’alia fó-sai informasaun saida de’it ne’ebé Ita lakohi ko’alia.

Livru Hateten sei hala’o entre tuku 4 no 5 lorokraik iha loron 2 fulan-Setembru, 2011 iha Arbiru Beach Resort, Bebonuk, Dili, Timor-Leste. Ami sei mós grava Livru Hateten ne’e molok ka liutiha Konferénsia ne’e no iha planu ona atu prodús programa rádio badak ida atu fó-sai iha distritu sira nomós atu tau iha “you-tube”.

Se karik Ita hakarak hanaran an nu’udar partisipante, halo favór bele kontaktu ha’u iha wwctimor@gmail.com ka iha +670 781 4538.

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RE: Invitation to participate in “speaking book” - the oral histories of women working in Timor-Leste at Our Work Our Lives 2011 – Dili

The Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste with the support of the Australian National Network of Working Women's Centres, the University of South Australia and the Queensland University of Technology would like to invite you to nominate for “Speaking Book” - the oral histories of women working in Timor-Leste at the Our Work Our Lives 2011 conference.

“Speaking Book” aims to allow you to tell your story in your mother tounge, in an informal setting to small groups of listeners and to encapsulate the varieties of experience of women working in Timor including:

-Women who work in precarious and/or low status employment

-Women from the districts

-Women with disabilities

-Women with family responsibilities

-Young women

-Women of mature age

-Women who are migrant workers

-Women entering or re-entering the workforce

We would like you to speak about your experience of life and work in Timor-Leste including any challenges you face and how you have worked to overcome them.

Some topics you may like to cover are:

-a description of what you do and have done for work

-work/life balance and family responsibilities including caring for you family members 

-successes and challenges in obtaining education and work including any discrimination you may have faced and how you have worked to overcome this

-access to pay and conditions including access to maternity leave and breast feeding leave

-working and living in a conflict and post conflict situation

-any harassment you may have faced including sexual harassment and protection rackets

We want you to feel comfortable about what you are sharing and would like you to feel empowered by the process and support you fully not to disclose any information that you don't want to.

You are welcome to speak in Tetun or English and we will be organising translators. 

The conference details are:

Date: 1 and 2 September 2011

Venue: Arbiru Beach Resort, Bebonuk, Dili, Timor-Leste

Speaking Book is scheduled between 4 and 5pm on September 2. We will also be recording Speaking Book either prior to or after the conference and looking to producing a small radio program that will be broadcast in the districts and a you-tube.

If you would like to nominate please contact me at wwctimor@gmail.com or shabnam.hameed@gmail.com or on +670 781 4538.

Yours sincerely

Shabnam Hameed

Trade Union Advisor

Konfederasaun Sindikatu Timor-Leste 

For Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste

Timorese Women talk about WWC-TL and the issues facing women in the labour force

Our Work Our Lives Conference - Register Now!

Join us in Dili on September 1st and 2nd for the Our Work, Our Lives conference.

Registration Form

Our Work Our Lives Conference - Abstracts

Women in precarious or vulnerable work
Karen Douglas, Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia	Dealing with bosses and understanding the rights women workers (should) have
Nadine Levy and Anne Purdy, South Australia Young Workers Legal Service	Young women, small business and sexual harassment in an OHS&W context
Women’s access to their rights and entitlements
Max Adlum, Australian Services Union, South Australia	Campaign for pay equity for care workers
Lynda-ann Blanchard, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), University of Sydney	Masculinisation of Violence and Feminisation of Peace
Danae Bosler, Community and Public Sector Union and Kali Yuan, Human Rights Policy Branch, Attorney-General’s Department	Looking Ahead: Young Working Women Accessing Rights and Entitlements in the Australian Public Service
Rosaria Burchielli, LaTrobe University and Dr Annie Delany, Victoria University and Jane Tate, HomeWorkers, WorldWide UK	Protecting Australian Garment Homework – Combining legislation and an Industry Code
Monica Costa, University of South Australia / Australian National University	Progress thus far: A look into research on gender-responsive budgeting work in Timor-Leste
Janet Giles, Secretary South Australian Unions	“If you could only bottle it” - 5 stories of women’s activism
Paula McDonald, Queensland University of Technology and Michael Flood Wollongong University	Bystander approaches to workplace sexual harassment
Carey Trundle, Fair Work Ombudsman	Regulatory challenges in the enforcement of Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave Scheme
Tanjil Whitnell (Presenter), Susan Bandias, Charles Darwin University and Darius Pfitzner, Charles Darwin University	Smoke and Mirrors: The Illusion of Legal Recognition of the Value of Women in the Workplace
Sohini Baus, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai	Changing the structure of ‘exclusions and inclusion’ of women workers
Justine Davis, Consultant Mediator	There must be a better way - skills for women workers and advocates in mediation and dispute management: An interactive and participatory workshop for anyone who deals with conflict!
Anna Davis and Rachael Uebergang, Northern Territory Working Womens Centre	Feminist Service Provision and Governance: The Perspective of Australian Working Women’s Centres
Progress towards decent work in the Asia Pacific
Sara Charlesworth, University of South Australia	Gender Equality and Decent Work: Does National Context Matter?
Ludo McFerran, Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse	The Challenges of Promoting Domestic Violence Clauses in Industrial Instruments & engaging the Australian Domestic Violence sector with the Pacific region
Suzanne Franzway, University of South Australia	Women and decent work in the Asia Pacific: Agency and empowerment
Jeanie Rea, National Tertiary Education Union	Women Workers in education: How Education Unions in the Region are organising women workers and students
Marilyn Davis, Queensland Working Womens Service	TBA
Building sustainable communities through women's workforce participation
Sandra Dann, South Australia Working Women’s Centre	Life Quilt SA Project: Engaging Women in Workplace Issues through participation in arts and crafts
Janette Galton, Northern Territory Office of Women's Policy	Integrating gender equality measures into the Northern Territory Government’s plan for improving the lives of remote Territorians
Rosemary Nugent, Geelong West Neighbourhood House and Rebecca ‘Bec’ Sahr, Deakin University	Community Capacity Building: A fertile ground for change and development
Janine Sims, Northern Territory Council of Social Services and Wendy Morton, Northern Territory Council of Social Services	The Workforce Project Workforce Tool Kit/Indigenous Handbook

Our Work Our Lives 2011

4th Conference on Women and Industrial Relations (now international)
1st and 2nd September 2011

The 4th Our Work Our Lives conference on women and industrial relations will be held on September 1 and 2 2011 at the Arbiru Beach Resort, Bebonuk, Dili, Timor-Leste. 

The conference is an opportunity for international and Timorese organisations and individuals to share their experience of gender and work will include academics, policy makers, practitioners, and unions.

The program is designed to bring together national and international expertise and experience and will include:

Speaking Book - the oral histories of women working in Timor-Leste
‘Agora’ panel discussion - of the Australian and Timorese experience of building sustainable communities through women's workforce participation
Official launch of Working Women’s Centre Timor-LesteThe conference themes will focus on:

Women in precarious or vulnerable work
Women’s access to their rights and entitlements 
Progress towards decent work in the Asia Pacific
Building sustainable communities through women's workforce participation

We are proud to announce that confirmed speakers include:

Ged Kearney, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions who will speak on The importance of women's community sector organisations and their connections to the trade union movementSenator Jacinta Collins: Australian Federal Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations who will speak onWomen’s access to their rights and entitlements: the equal pay case for social and community sector workersThe inaugural Our Work Our Lives conference was held in 2006 in Queensland, Australia, organised by the Queensland Working Women’s Centre and Griffith University, the second was in 2007 in Adelaide, organised by the South Australia Working Women’s Centre and the last conference was organised by the Northern Territory Working Women’s Centre, with the academic support of the University of Western Australia.

The 4th Our Work Our Lives conference is proudly presented by Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste with the support of the Australian National Network of Working Women's Centers, the University of South Australia and the Queensland University of Technology.

"Our Work, Our Lives" Conference - Call For Papers Closed

The call for papers has closed. If you would like further information concerning the call for papers only please contact:

Sara Charlesworth

Associate Professor/Principal Research Fellow

Centre for Work + Life

Hawke Research Institute (Magill Campus)

University of South Australia,

Email: Sara.Charlesworth@unisa.edu.au

Paula McDonald

Associate Professor/Principal Research Fellow|

School of Management

QUT Business School

Queensland University of Technology

Email: p.mcdonald@qut.edu.au

Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste

An exciting new initiative is taking hold in Timor, with the launch of the country’s first ever Working Women’s Centre planned for September 1st, 2011.

Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste will further the momentum for women's rights in Timor.

Beginnings
Thanks to ideas blossoming out of an APHEDA study tour, WWCs in SA, NT & QLD, with counterparts from the union movement in Timor-Leste, have ensured the idea of a WWC-TL is now supported by a range of progressive organisations and government ministers in both countries.


To celebrate, WWC Australia's annual conference, Our Work Our Lives, will be held in Dili to coincide with the launch of its Timorese sister organisation. WWC-TL will be lead by local women keen to see the organisation play a central role in Timorese civil society, providing information, support, advice and advocacy services to women on work-related issues.

Your Help

If you, your union or organisation is interested in contributing to the establishment and sustainability of the Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste, please get in touch with APHEDA's project officer for Timor, Tanya Karliychuk, on 1800 888 674 or tkarliychuk@apheda.org.au

Our Work Our Lives: Women and Industrial Relations Conference

Timor-Leste

September 1 & 2, 2011

The 4th Our Work Our Lives will also be the official launch of the Working Women's Centre Timor-Leste organisation.

Save the date and watch this space for more details and a call for papers.

A joint initiative between: Working Women's Centres Australia and Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA