UN women's 機関 支援するs out of 共同 with Uber

UNITED NATIONS (AP) ― The U.N. women's 機関 has 支援するd out of a 共同 with the ride-株ing company Uber which had 誓約(する)d to create 職業s for 1 million women drivers by 2020 after a 抗議する by 貿易(する) unions and civil society groups.

Brigitta Paas, 副/悪徳行為 大統領,/社長 of the International 輸送(する) 労働者s' 連合, said the unions and NGOs すぐに 拒絶するd Uber's "idea of a million 職業s that we knew were likely to be insecure, ill paid and 潜在的に 危険な."

They 開始する,打ち上げるd an 即座の online (選挙などの)運動をする against the 共同.

"We 知らせるd UN Women that although Uber says it operates in 55 countries around the world, almost 40 パーセント of 国家の or 地元の 政府s in those countries have said 'no' to the company one way or another," Paas said in a 声明 地位,任命するd Friday.

UN Women and Uber 発表するd the 共同 March 10 during a two-week 会合 of the U.N. (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限 on the Status of Women to 査定する/(税金などを)課す 進歩 toward equality for women 20 years after the 目印 U.N. women's 会議/協議会 in Beijing.

In a 共同の message, UN Women's (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said they were "開始する,打ち上げるing a 共同 to work together around the world toward a 株d 見通し of equality and women's empowerment."

But just three days later, on March 13, Mlambo-Ngcuka 発表するd at one of the (売買)手数料,委託(する)/委員会/権限's 味方する events: "Not only are we listening, we are 提携させるd. And I want to 保証する you that UN Women will not 受託する an 申し込む/申し出 to 共同製作する on 職業 創造 with Uber ― so you can 残り/休憩(する) 保証するd about that."

The audience burst into 賞賛 and the 連合 of unions and NGOs (人命などを)奪う,主張するd credit for UN Women pulling out.

U.N. 公式の/役人s said there were also 抗議するs from some 政府s about the Uber 共同.

In a 高度に publicized 事例/患者 in 早期に December, a 25-year-old 乗客 in India said she was 強姦d by an Uber driver. Earlier this month Uber introduced new safety features for riders in India, 含む a "panic button" on its app that would let riders 通知する police in an 緊急 and a "safety 逮捕する" that would let riders 株 trip 詳細(に述べる)s with others.

UN Women said in a 声明 Monday that it was "感謝する" to Uber for sponsoring its event 祝う/追悼するing the 20th 周年記念日 of the Beijing 壇・綱領・公約 for 活動/戦闘 to 達成する gender equality.

"Beyond this event, we have not discussed 適切な時期s to engage with Uber, 含むing in the 状況 of their かかわり合い to create one million 職業s for women in the next five years," UN Women said. "At this point, we do not 計画(する) to 拡大する the 共同."

Uber said in a 声明 Monday that it was proud to sponsor the UN Women event and 繰り返し言うd its "ambitious goal" of creating one million 職業s for women drivers in the next five years.

"Uber will be 捜し出すing advice from UN Women and groups around the world on the best way to 達成する the important goal of 経済的な equality and 適切な時期 for women," the 声明 said.

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