China, U.N. Conference on Women, 1993-1995

File — Box: 7, Folder: 14

Scope and Contents

Materials related to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing; report of official U.S Preparatory Meeting for the U.N. Fourth World Conference (convened by the U.S. Department of State and others), April 22, 1994; related materials: conference program; “A Working Women’s Guide to Her Job Rights,” U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, August 1992; Women’s Bureau fact sheets, Facts on Working Women, 1993; printed U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1989, reprinted 1993); letter from Mazur to U.N. secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali expressing dismay over the resistance against the NGO Forum on Women in obtaining facilities in Beijing for their participation in the U.N. conference; reply from U.N. chief of staff Jean-Claude Ame noting quiet diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue, May 22-31, 1995; correspondence with the International Textile, Garment & Leather Worker’s Federation and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) re boycott of the conference, May 1995; newspaper clippings

Dates

1993-1995

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

The ILGWU Records, except for publications and materials produced for publication, are restricted. Materials created prior to twenty years from the current date are open to researchers only with prior written permission from the Director of the Kheel Center; materials created during the past twenty-years are closed; the minutes of the General Executive Board are closed. For more information contact the Kheel Center.