Tag Archives: transnational families

Women domestic workers and carers & Parental Leave Directive reports

Posted on 10/03/2016 by

By Paola Panzeri During the month of February two important reports, on Women domestic workers and carers in the EU (2015/2094(INI)) and on the application of Parental Leave Directive (2015/2097(INI)) were approved respectively in the FEMM (women’s rights and gender … Continue reading →

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COFACE event on transnational families aims at breaking gender and ethnic stereotypes and taboos!

Posted on 09/11/2015 by

5-6 November 2015 | Families Beyond Borders conference in Sofia, Bulgaria Participants of the training “Designing and implementing your advocacy campaign for transnational families” | Photo © 2015 Ana Pérez On the 5-6 November 2015, COFACE, the Confederation of Family Organisations … Continue reading →

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Migrant care workers need to reconcile too!

Posted on 25/06/2015 by

Millions of people work as carers for elderly in Europe, many of them are migrants who leave their country and their families behind. Most of them are women and move to become carers and, especially in southern Europe, they live … Continue reading →

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