Membership of the coalition means that Ireland has access to a number of means aimed at reducing the pay gap between men and women.
Ireland has become a member of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), a multilateral partnership that works on bridging the pay gap between men and women at a regional, national and global level.
The involvement of Ireland was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for small companies, retail and employment Alan Dillon, TD, prior to the G20 Labor and Employment Ministerial Meeting, which took place in George, South Africa, (30 – 31 July).
Under the leadership of the International Labor Organization, UN Women and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, EPIC consists of 67 members. It works through governments, employer and employee organizations, academic world, civil society and entities in the private sector to tackle the pay gap between men and women through coordinated and decisive action.
According to Dillon, the membership of Ireland is a step forward in the dedication of the region to ensure that all individuals, regardless of gender, receive the same reward for work that is of equal value.
“Caeded to the vision of the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, the coalition works to speed up progress in this purpose, and acknowledges that persistent and collective efforts are needed to close the pay gap between men and women,” he said.
He explained that the Ireland partnership will enable a series of worldwide resources, such as the possibility of exchanging best practices with international counterparts and opportunities to use the dynamic network of policy and equality experts.
“Participating in Epic is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality, which leads in the field of gender equality and policy for paying gender. This combined approach is designed to maximize the impact of Irelon’s membership,” said.
Also comments on the announcement, Maíra Lacerda, the head of the Special Advisory Office for International Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and the work of Brazil and chairman of Epic, Warmly Welcome Ireland in the coalition.
“Every new member brings valuable expertise and a new momentum for our shared mission. The long -term dedication of Ireland to pay fairness and social dialogue, reinforces our collective efforts to tackle persistent paysals and to promote previous, more inclusive labor markets. Together we become stronger and closer to the goal of the goal of the goal of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the goal of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target of the target” “” “” “” “” “
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