Special Edition Women’s rights – International Port City News
March 11, 2021
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“Women and Children first” is a well-known code of conduct for life-threatening situations, such as abandoning a ship. On International Women’s Day, I wonder, how much this adage is true in the maritime and port city world.
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Human capital
New plans for gender equality in Spanish port cities
The ports of Sevilla, Barcelona and Huelva (Spain) are working on their gender equality plans. In the case of Sevilla, the port has just created the negotiation committee, including eight female workers of the port authority. The committee will discuss the key topics to be included in the document, such as access to employment, career development and training, working time and flexibility to promote work-life balance, among other issues. In Barcelona, the new commission with 10 members will discuss the Equality Plan 2022-2025. The members will receive a course on gender equality and will carry out a quantitative and qualitative diagnosis of the situation of women in the port authority. The analysis will be complemented by an audit of the remuneration system. In Huelva, the second edition of the gender equality plan is already in place. The plan is based on 10 strategic axes referring to selection and recruitment processes, professional classification, training, career advancement, remuneration policy, working conditions, shared responsibility for the fulfilment of personal, work and family life rights, under-representation of women, prevention of and action against harassment and non-discriminatory use of language. Additionally, Puertos del Estado also launched their new Gender equality plan, demonstrating that the Spanish port sector is taking issue seriously.
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Human capital
IMO and WISTA Int. launch first survey about women in the Maritime fields
The newly launched survey will allow a more accurate picture of the diversity and gender equality in the fields, and the role than women play in the industry. The new data will be the foundation for future programmes and policies aimed at increasing the participation of women in maritime sector. IMO and WISTA International have been cooperating on the topic since they signed a MoU in 2020. The deadline to participate in the survey is 30th of June of 2021.
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Human capital
New ISO guidance document for Women’s entrepreneurship
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has launched a new document on International Women’s Day providing key definition and general criteria for female-owned or -led businesses. The new International Workshop Agreement (IWA) 34 helps to facilitate current and future initiatives aimed at furthering women’s economic empowerment, and it can be used, in programmes or collecting comparable data on women’s entrepreneurship. ISO has also explored the issue of gender equality in other standards, such as the ISO 26000, Guidance on social responsibility.
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Human capital
International Women’s Day: what do our experts think?
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, celebrated on 8 March, AIVP asked the women in its network of experts to give their views in a short sentence to be shared on social networks. Here is what they said.
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Culture and identity
Celebrating the past to better build the future
The Port of Montreal has developed several projects in the last years to bring the port closer to the citizens. In this article, Ms. Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Port of Montreal, reflects on the importance of port city culture and heritage, explains the new initiatives and the impact they had in the port-city relationship.
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Culture and identity
Dakar, a forward-looking port city that faces the legacy of the colonial era
Dakar is the largest city in Senegal, and its main port. Nearly 90% of Senegal’s foreign trade passes through it, and it is also part of a Sahelian logistics corridor that runs all the way to Mali. Today, it is through its diversity that Dakar manages to maintain an exceptional cultural dynamic, and in order to discuss this subject, the AiVP wished to interview the Mayor, Soham El Wardini.
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Culture and identity
Dunkirk’s new Port Center set to bring the public and port closer together
After almost two years in preparation, the Dunkirk Port Center opened its doors in July 2020, becoming an invaluable new resource for promoting dialogue between the public, the city, and the port. In this interview, we find out more about the reasons behind the project and what visitors can expect in the months ahead.
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Governance
Mexico : Senate wants ports to pay for urban development
Mexico : Senate wants ports to pay for urban development. AIVP invited senator Gabriela Benavides, main sponsor of the law, to write an article explaining this initiative and help us understand how it functions, and the possible consequences.
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Climate change
Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes: putting climate change at the heart of the port’s activity
Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes recently ratified the AIVP Agenda 2030. Interview with Marie-Luce PENCHARD, President of the Supervisory Board, Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes (GPMG).
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