The workshop consisted of presentations on the three main themes to be developed by the project: EU integration process and gender aspects; strategic planning and campaigning made by the Project Manager Lorenza Lo Sasso/ISCOS, Enisa Salimovic/ITUC-PERC Sarajevo office and Samra Kovacevic. The presentations were followed by debates and workshops which brought concrete ideas and action to be developed as concerns more involvement of women in trade union work, fighting against the existing barriers, elaboration of strategic planning and policy documents , campaigning and networking to implement the priorities in the action plan. Special attention has been given to collaboration with other existing networks dealing with gender issues. The participants stressed the necessity of more activeness and coordination for attracting more women in trade unions and young people and fighting against mobbing at the workplace.
The next activity in the project will be the Regional Conference in Skopje on 29-30 October , which will gather all partners in the project.