Women’s strike 2023

Women encouraged to participate in organized programs

More than a dozen women, LGBTI and workers’ organisations have organized a full-day women’s strike day, today 24th of October, and women can put down their work for the day. Hafnarfjörður supports with integrity the struggle for equality between women and genderqueer people and accepts the principles of the women’s strike that traditional women’s work should be valued equally with men’s work. It is worth mentioning that the town of Hafnarfjörður has implemented an equal pay policy and received equal pay certification and pays equal wages for equally valuable work regardless of gender and other factors. The town of Hafnarfjörður will look for all ways in which women can put down their work today and participate in organized programs throughout the day and show solidarity in the fight for gender pay equality. Part of the activities of municipalities is such that it is not possible to abolish them altogether and every effort will be made to ensure services in all areas so that the welfare, safety and health of persons are in no way endangered. Absences of women and complaints arising from participation in organised programmes, with the approval of the manager, will not be regarded as unjustified nor will they be deducted from their wages.

Let’s show solidarity with women and do everything in our power to get as many people as possible involved today.

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