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WRAW Conference 2025
New Rights, Union Might, Winning Fights

September 05, 2025 9am - 5pm

WRAW Conference 2025 | New Rights, Union Might, Winning Fights

WRAW Con 2025 has officially sold out!
Please contact [email protected] to go on the waitlist.

Join us at the Women's Rights at Work Conference 2025!

Learn from and take action with the women who make up our movement with a full day of panels, workshops and solidarity.

The last year has seen significant action by union members to improve gender equality and our rights and safety at work. At WRAW Con we'll dive into new rights for workers and how we can use them to win, profile union campaigns, and hear directly from union women stepping up at work.

We've got a packed schedule of practical conference workshops that will give members and delegates the tools, skills, confidence and power to organise and win, including: 
  • Welcome from Minister Natalie Hutchins MP, Minister for Women, Minister for Treaty 
  • Sue-Ann Hunter, proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman and Deputy Chair and Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, on how union members can play a vital role in supporting meaningful solidarity in their workplaces and communities and the path to Treaty in Victoria
  • The launch of VTHC's interim report into gender equality in male dominated industries and exciting updates in the campaign to end the misuse of non-disclosure agreements
  • A workshop on the right to disconnect and how it's reducing unpaid overtime and improving work life balance for working women: Jessica Dawson-Field, employment Special Counsel at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
  • New rights for workplace delegates and the union women using them to build power at work
  • A panel of women HSRs from different industries stepping up to create safer workplaces
  • A panel on historic gender undervaluation, how unions are fighting it and win's we've had
  • A feminist look at new rights for gig and on demand workers and multi-employer bargaining
  • Improving access to job security through new rights for casuals and ending problem fixed term contracts
  • Workshop on winning reproductive health leave and flexibility
  • Story of self/personal narrative training for union activists 
  • Workshop on ending legal discrimination in schools
  • Plus more!   

Check out the full program here: PDF Program or accessible word document program

The Conference is open to all women, gender diverse and non binary people. The Conference will run from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

Tickets: $55.00 (unwaged $35.00) 

Purchase tickets here. Ticket sales will close at 5pm sharp on Monday 1 September.

Affiliates: please enquire directly with [email protected] to organise union sponsored delegations.

Babies and children welcome.

Please review our access key for accessibility details:

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Download a WRAW Con poster and recruit your workmates here.

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Where
Victorian Trades Hall Council
54 Victoria St
Carlton, VIC 3053
Australia
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Contact
Romany & Mia - Women's Team
[email protected]
0475 789 856