Gender-based Violence in the Workplace
Women around the world are disproportionately impacted by gender-based violence including sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Millions of female workers are forced to work in an intimidating, hostile or humiliating environment, and experience various unwelcome forms of sexual conduct. Women are asked for sexual favours, exposed to inappropriate jokes, insinuations, and comments, and unwanted physical contact that can amount to assault. Despite its massive scale, sexual harassment in the workplace remains under-reported because of fear of disbelief, blame, or social or professional retaliation.
While sexual harassment and assault is a human rights abuse, there is no detailed international treaty on gender-based violence in the workplace. The International Labour Organization is considering an instrument (a convention or recommendation) on violence and harassment in the world of work that could help combat this practice.
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China and TibetAttacks on women’s rights activists including in the context of the #MeToo movement (Articles 1, 2, 3, and 7) Two years after the #MeToo movement took off in China, Chinese women’s rights activists face a political environment in which the Chinese Communist Party’s control over the internet, media, and independent activism is tighter than the previous 30 years.[1] Since the Chinese government prohibits collective actions, the country’s #MeToo movement has not been able to manifest in mass street protests. But individuals who have suffered abuse have taken their cases to court, demonstrating extraordinary determination and resilience.
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“I Just Wanted to be Treated like a Person”
How Lebanon’s Residency Rules Facilitate Abuse of Syrian Refugees
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Lebanon: Sexual Harassment Law Missing Key Protections
Lacks Prevention Measures, Labor Law Reforms, Monitoring
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France Should Act to End Violence, Harassment at Work
New Human Rights Watch Campaign Urges Hastening Reforms
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ILO: New Treaty to Protect Workers from Violence, Harassment
Governments Should Ratify to Ensure Safer World of Work
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Where do Apparel Companies Stand on Women Workers?
Companies Should Support New ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment at Work
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