The ICFTU participated in the 41st , 42nd , and 43rd sessions of the Commission on Social Development ( respectively , 10-21 February 2003 , 3-14 February 2004 , and 9-18 February 2005 ) which took place in New York , lobbying for effective outcome texts on public sector effectiveness and migration policy ( 2004 ) , and on poverty eradication through full employment , decent work and gender equality ( 2005 ) , participating in the preparatory civil society forum and in panels and round tables during the sessions . The ICFTU participated in the 46th , 47th , 48th and 49th sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women ( CSW ) which took place in New York ( respectively , 4-15 March 2002 , 3-14 March 2003 , 112 March 2004 , and 28 February-11 March 2005 ) , bringing each time a substantial delegation of trade union women to the Commission , focusing on key aspects of the Beijing Platform for Action : gender dimensions of poverty ( 2002 ) , women 's participation in the information society and preparations for the World Summit on the Information Society ( WSIS - 2003 ) , the role of women in peace-building ( 2004 ) , the Beijing Platform and Decent work ; as well as special action on trade union rights violations in Colombia ( 2005 ) .