"...this book makes a useful contribution to the current literature for readers such as academics and unionists, especially those concerned with workplace violence from a broad international perspective, and it is an essential reference for government legislators. For managers, the many examples of policies on workplace violence can provide some practical help..."
Personnel Psychology, Summer 2000
The ILO's long-standing concern and continuing commitment to the protection of workers and to a safe and productive working environment have contributed to this latest publication on violence in the workplace. Increasingly, we are being made aware of the scale of the problem and the different forms such violence can take. Aggression, assault, sexual harassment, physical abuse and homicide cause widespread concern across occupational sectors worldwide. The challenge of a violence-free working environment is in the spirit of early international instruments on workers' rights and can be rightly considered as encompassing not only human rights but also labour, health and safety, and criminal justice issues. This book looks at existing legislation, guidelines, and practices and calls for a systematic approach in response to a problem which is now also being taken up by other international agencies and which can inflict a heavy toll on so many of the world's workplaces.
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