In a joint declaration published on February 10th, the key union confederations in Finland (SAK, STTK and Akava) and the key employers’ organizations in the public sector (churches, communities, State) and in the private sector said they wished to continue the efforts started collectively in 2006 in favor of equal pay. Today, in average, Finnish women earn 18-20% less than their male colleagues. According to the assessment report of the equal pay program (samapalkkaisuusohjelma), written by Juhani Salonius at the request of the Department of Labor, the gap has been reduced in recent years, but not as fast as the objectives determined in 2005. Based on this assessment, the organizations involved expressed their will to keep working with the next government that will come out of the general election of April 2011, and to improve the modalities, organization and coordination of the program. While judging that the main goal, namely bringing the gender pay gap down to 15% by 2015, probably won’t be achieved, they want to get as close to it as possible.
ext government that will come out of the general election of April 2011, and to improve the modalities, organization and coordination of the program. While judging that the main goal, namely bringing the gender pay gap down to 15% by 2015, probably won’t be achieved, they want to get as close to it as possible.
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