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Asia/Pacific Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative


Europe Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative


Latin America/Caribbean Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative


North America Regional representative Regional representative Regional representative


Mich-­‐Elle Myers, MUA, Australia Heity Ariaty, SPKA, Indonesia Wang Mei-­‐Yuan, TTLU, Taiwan Sheela Naikwade, MSTKS, India


Silke Meder, ver.di, Germany Nuria Belenguer, UGT, Spain


Suzanne Gallhagen, Kommunal, Sweden Diana Holland, UNITE the union, UK Olga Fedorenko, VPMU, Ukraine


Olga Vakulenko, ROSPROFZHEL, Russia


Laura Cordoba, FNTCOTAC, Argentina Ann Anderson, CCWU, Guyana


Alma Teresa Gonzalez, ATM, Mexico


Leslie Dias, UNIFOR, Canada Sara Gonzalez, IAM, USA Catina Sicoli, SIU, Canada


The Conference agreed the composition of the Women Transport Workers’ Committee, as above, together with the following positions for confirmation at regional electoral groups.


Executive Board representatives Africa/Arab World Asia/Pacific Europe


Latin America/Caribbean North America


Irene Kurgat, DUK, Kenya Mary Liew, SMOU, Singapore Kaia Vask, EMSA, Estonia Arlette Gay, STCLA, Chile


Terri Mast, ILWU, United States Agenda Item 6: Conference closing session


Holland thanked Alicia Castro for her amazing contribution to the ITF women’s committee and to the struggle to demonstrate that another world is possible.


Paddy Crumlin, ITF president, stated his commitment to the 3 key priorities for the women’s work programme, including the inclusion of more women leaders and representatives, organising women in precarious employment and the campaign to end violence against women transport workers.


Crumlin thanked Amparo Garcia Sanchez, UGT, Spain and Susan Ayoyi, Dock Workers Union of Kenya for their great contribution to the women’s committee and presented them both with gold badges. Crumlin also thanked Mary Akpan, NUATE, Nigeria, Elena Rodriguez, UGT, Spain and Jacqueline Smith, NSU, Norway for their work on the women’s committee.


Wilhelmina Trout, World March for Women, encouraged all participants to take part in preparations for regional action in 2015 and led a call for justice for women everywhere.


Holland thanked all participants and closed the conference. Page 6 of 6


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