The call comes on the UN‘s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which takes place on 25 November. An ILO convention could be put into national laws and would require all workplaces to have procedures for dealing with violence and harassment.
Women’s structures from all PERC region are campaigning for an ILO Convention to stop gender based violence in the world of work to be adopted next year during the centenary year of the ILO.
UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, 25 November
The Pan European Regional Council and the PERC women’s committee are calling on governments and employers to back a strong and inclusive international labor standard on violence and harassment in the world of work.
