Thousands expected to demonstrate in Swiss ‘feminist strike’

Women are taking to the streets in 25 Swiss towns and cities on Saturday June 14 to mark the “feminist strike”. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Organisers of the annual event say equality between men and women in Switzerland is still a long way off. Women earn on average CHF1,364 ($1,679) less than men, despite a legal right to equal pay, according to the Swiss Trade Union Federation, which adds that more than half of Swiss firms do not comply with the legal obligation to carry out equal pay analyses. Since these policies have failed, unions are calling for compulsory checks and fines for companies which refuse to check their pay practices or which discriminate. “We are not satisfied with the government’s announcement that it will wait until the end of 2027 to complete its analysis of the Equality Act. We are going to demand more immediate measures,” Cyrielle Huguenot, central secretary of the union federation, told Keystone-ATS. Professions with a high ...