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On the 4th of September, 2014, the women of the UNI Europa Women's Committee held a seminar on Pensions and Women's Poverty in Old Age in Brussels, as part of the meeting of the UNI Europa Women's Committee meeting. 

The seminar discussed pensions: what they are, how they are financed in different countries, how contributions affect them and most importantly, how the existing gender wage gap has affected women's pensions and what effects this will take on their later years. 

The seminar was conducted by Hannelore Buls from Ver.di, who gave the participants a very clear and precise panorama on the situation. Following the presentations, the participants carried out a group activity in which they brought forth the situation in each of their countries. The seminar closed with a round of presentations from the participants and conclusions. 

The experiences collected in this seminar will serve as the basis for a document on Pensions that will be drafted in the upcoming weeks, and which will serve as a guideline for European women in our affiliated unions.