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Calls for States to ratify convention on violence and harassment at work

December 20, 2019 at 12:44 PM

From the NZFVC

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is calling on member States (including New Zealand) to ratify the Convention Concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work and the Violence and Harassment Recommendation.

The ILO adopted the Convention (C190) and the Recommendation (R206) in June 2019.

The Convention sets international standards for the rights of all people to be free from violence and harassment at work and recognises that violence and harassment at work can constitute a human rights violation or abuse.

The ILO has 187 member States. Governments which ratify the Convention are required to develop national laws addressing workplace violence, implement prevention initiatives, provide access to remedies such as complaint mechanisms and protection to victims and whistleblowers, and monitor work in this area.

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