Celebrate the World Cup - Fight sexual slavery
PES Women launched its e-petition on 1 March 2006. On international women's day (8 March), PES Women organised an event at the European Parliament in order to collect even more signatures. Then on 14 March, Zita Gurmai presented this petition to José Manuel Barroso, European Commission's President, urging him to take action against the trafficking of women. PES Women presented the final list of signatures to Commissioner Frattini on 8 June (on the eve of the World Cup).
- International women's day PES Women event at the European Parliament (8 March):
- Press release
- Pictures
- Zita Gurmai's petition presentation to President Barroso on 14 March:
- Letter to President Barroso
- List of 18970 signatures given to President Barroso
- Press release
- Pictures
- PES Women presents the petition to Commissioner Frattini on 8 June:
- List of 23443 signatures given to Commissioner Frattini
- Press release
- Pictures
