| Type of parliamentary body |
Multifunctional |
| Nature |
Permanent |
| Related to chambers |
Eduskunta - Riksdagen
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| Date of creation |
The Employment Committee was founded in 1991. |
| Last renewal date |
N/A |
| Mandate |
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| Membership |
The Committee has 17 members. All members hold seats in Parliament and are elected to the Committee by the Plenary Session.
Composition by sex: 10 men (58.9%), 7 women (41.1%) |
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| Relations with other parliamentary bodies |
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| Subjects dealt with |
Recently the Committee has for example considered matters like:
A new Non-Discrimination Act; Adoption of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention); The Annual Report of the National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings. Further, the Committee strives, together with the Government, to improve the law drafting process by integrating a Gender Impact Assessment to the general impact assessment procedures of ordinary legislative work. |
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Main address |
The Employment and Equality Committee
EDUSKUNTA - PARLIAMENT
00102 Helsinki
Finland |
| Phone |
+358 9 432 2096 |
| Fax |
+358 9 432 2070 |
| E-mail |
tyv@parliament.fi
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| Website |
https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/lakiensaataminen/valiokunnat/tyoelama-ja-tasaarvovaliokunta/Pages/default.aspx
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PRESIDING OFFICER(S)
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| Name |
Ms. Tarja Filatov |
| Notes |
Chairperson |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
+358 9 432 3112 |
| Fax |
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| E-mail |
tarja.filatov@parliament.fi |
| Website |
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| Name |
Ms. Heli Järvinen |
| Notes |
Vice Chairperson |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
+358 9 432 3053 |
| Fax |
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SECRETARY
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| Name |
Ms. Marjaana Kinnunen |
| Notes |
Committee Councel |
| Address (if different from above) |
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| Phone |
+358 9 432 2295 |
| Fax |
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| E-mail |
marjaana.kinnunen@parliament.fi |
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