Women and Globalisation Strategies in a globalised environment(for the different sectors) Agriculture Metal industry Private sector Public service General strategies - Networking with and supporting women demanding a land reform in the affected coun­tries, - exchange of information and establishment of networks as a strategy to combat women's feeling that they are isolated and lone fighters, - exchange of experiences on the organisation of family-run farms into co-operations, - exchange on education and training for women in rural areas, - reports on women, in order to make them more visible in their own society, - procuring further funding for networks; world-wide fundraising for women's projects, - exchange of views on radio programmes and shops for the distribution of products from and by rural women, - networking with regard to rural tourism and volunteer programmes. - Conveying the model of the European Works Councils, - improvement of world-wide communication: establishment of an e-mail network, - exchange on unionisation of women, including quotas, - exchange on plant agreements concerning women, - bilateral meetings, also at private level, - annual renewal of networks on the occasion of anniversaries, i.e. Happy-New-Year e­mail. - Networking activities and their documentation, - organisation of follow-up activities and structures, - sector-specific networks and exchange, - sharing information, - creating solidarity and planning solidarity actions, - exchange of views, - dissemination of information, also outside the own sector, - establishing a list of contacts and experts. - Structured exchange of information within branches(i.e. the police), open to every up­coming question, - structure= workshops and seminars, - mutual support of women in decision-making positions, - setting up a visitor-network by mutual visits to the workplace, internships of 2 to 3 weeks and by providing guidance for interested women visiting, - promotion of the personal exchange between individual women. - Introduce women's issues into political groups, parties and working groups, - designate national co-ordinators of the network, - women's seminars and workshops, as they empower women and ensure that they claim more attention. Résumé: Learning from each other- Women in trade unions between setting out and frustration In Brazil and South Africa, trade-union mem­bership is growing, also with regard to women who are actively recruited. In Germany, the number of union members is declining. Espe­cially for younger women, union commitment does not seem to be attractive. In Brazil, the in­formal sector is habitually integrated into trade union activities. While this has already been put to practice with hawkers, attempts are made 23