Unite the union welcomed today’s (Wednesday 13 March) commitment by
the chancellor Philip Hammond to make sanitary products available
at no charge in schools in England, as a victory for its period
dignity campaign. It follows commitments by major global employers,
such as Rolls-Royce, Manchester Metropolitan mayor Andy Burnham and
Liverpool City region mayor Steve Rotheram to sign up their
organisations to Unite’s period dignity campaign. Unite national
officer for equalities Siobhan...Request free trial
Unite the union welcomed today’s (Wednesday 13 March) commitment by
the chancellor to make sanitary products
available at no charge in schools in England, as a victory for its
period dignity campaign.
It follows commitments by major global employers, such as
Rolls-Royce, Manchester Metropolitan mayor and Liverpool City region mayor
to sign up their organisations
to Unite’s period dignity campaign.
Unite national officer for equalities Siobhan Endean
said: “The chancellor’s commitment to make sanitary products
available in schools in England is a victory for Unite’s period
campaign and builds on commitments Unite has secured from global
companies and metro mayors.
“Unite has been at the forefront of campaigning for sanitary
products to be available at no cost in workplaces and public
buildings so that women and girls can have period
dignity.
“We trust the government views the chancellor’s commitment as a
first step in making sanitary products freely available at no cost
across all public buildings in the UK and ensure VAT is removed as
soon as possible.
“We also trust that funding for the chancellor’s commitment will be
ring fenced and ongoing rather than a one off payment.”
