Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (Int'L Lab. Org.)

On June 21, 2019, the International Law Organization (ILO) adopted the groundbreaking Convention No. 190 concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190) and the accompanying Recommendation on the same topic (R206). ILO conventions are legally binding instruments, on...

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Published in:International legal materials 2019-12, Vol.58 (6), p.1167-1176
Main Author: Beqiraj, Julinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Domestic violence
Employers
Employment
Equal rights
Women
Workers
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Summary:On June 21, 2019, the International Law Organization (ILO) adopted the groundbreaking Convention No. 190 concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (C190) and the accompanying Recommendation on the same topic (R206). ILO conventions are legally binding instruments, once ratified by states, while recommendations provide advice and guidance. The result of two years of negotiations by ILO members—governments, workers’ representatives, and employers’ organizations—is an international treaty setting out standards that are aimed at ending violence and harassment in the world of work. In its “Women, Business and the Law 2018” study, the World Bank reports that there is a lack of legal protection against harassment at work in 70 percent of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa, half of the economies in East Asia and the Pacific, and one-third of those in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting an estimated 500 million working-age women.
ISSN:0020-7829
1930-6571
DOI:10.1017/ilm.2019.49