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On 16 February 1966, 3000 female workers from the Belgian national weapons manufacturer, Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre de Herstal, began a strike that would last for 12 weeks. Their slogan was ‘Equal work for equal pay!’ Their main demand was the application of Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome at the national level. This Article establishes the principle of equal pay between men and women in the six founding member states of the European Community (EC).
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European Commission, Communication from the Commission concerning its Action Programme relating to the Implementation of the Community Charter of Basic Social Rights for Workers. 29 November 1989, COM (89) 568 final.
Council of the European Union, Council Resolution of 21 May 1991, on the Third medium-term community action programme for Equal Opportunities between Men and Women (1991–1995), 1991, OJ C 142, 31. 5. 1991.
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Jacquot, S. (2015). Introduction: Analysing Change in European Gender Equality Policy. In: Transformations in EU Gender Equality. Gender and Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137436573_1
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