ILO highlights violence and harassment in the workplace

Violence and harassment in the world of work-Trade union initiatives, strategies and negotiations since the adoption of the Convention on Violence and Harassment (No. 190) and its Recommendation (No. 206), 2019

In June 2019, the Centenary International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190) and its accompanying Recommendation (No. 206), and thus the global community made it clear that violence and harassment in the world of work will not be tolerated and must end. This Convention (C190) is the first international treaty to recognize the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment.

Four years after its adoption, more than 32 ILO member States have ratified the C190, which is very promising. The enormous efforts of trade unions worldwide campaigning for the ratification are now clearly bearing fruit.

This report describes and showcases those initiatives and strategies, including collective bargaining agreements. It also provides useful information on actions towards promoting ratification of C190, on initiatives during the COVID-19 crisis; as well as on legal perspectives for dealing with the rise in violence and harassment during the pandemic. And it sets out useful information on laws that helped promote a positive environment for collective bargaining. (ILO)