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The UNI Post & Logistics Indian affiliate, FNPO, has held it's first ever women's conference on behalf of the Indian Post's national unions. NAPEC General Secretary, D. Kishan Rao in opening the conference, said that Indian postal unions have a responsibility to reach out and organise women members. Now India Post has over 40% women workers and it is heading for 50%.



He told the conference that these workers need a proper voice and to have their issues dealt with. He said in his address that no union workplan is convincing without having the organisation of women workers and dealing with the issues that concern women.



The conference heard that many women in developing countries simply cannot afford to work and they take whatever opportunities that come to them usually in the informal sector. So it is important that postal unions in India fight to have women members recognised in full time employment and being paid equal pay with their male co-workers.



The conference identified many of the issues for women postal workers and put in place an action program to ensure better union representation for women in India Post.