Publications

Policy Brief on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry

25 November 2020

The Violence and Harassment Recommendation, 2019 (No. 206) includes entertainment among sectors and occupations which may be particularly exposed to violence and harassment. Against this background, this brief analyses trends and patterns of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, and it provides a picture of relevant laws and other means to protect workers in the industry.

ILO Standards on Violence and Harassment: What role for workers'organizations?

02 July 2020

This Policy Brief is primarily directed to workers and their organizations. Its main purpose is to promote the understanding of the new International Labour Standards and to raise awareness on the importance of promoting the ratification of Convention No. 190 and the application of Recommendation 206.

The Threat of Physical and Psychosocial Violence and Harassment in Digitalized Work

06 February 2018

The workplace is changing rapidly, due to the recent increase of new technologies. Digitalization is impacting management and organisation of workplaces across the world, transforming how, how much, where, and under what conditions, people work.

Psychosocial risks, stress and violence in the world of work

28 April 2017

The aims of this issue of the International Journal of Labour Research are to raise the questions surrounding work-related stress, violence and harassment in the world of work, in order to respond to the need to revitalize the exchange of information in the labour movement on these topics. This issue of the Journal comprises five articles covering prevention of psychosocial risks and work-related stress, trade union perspectives and actions on psychosocial risks and violence and harassment, digitalization of work and associated risks, trade union responses to the psychosocial impacts of technological change in contemporary workplaces, and vulnerability of certain groups of workers to violence.

Violence at work

01 April 2003

Labour Education 2003/4 No. 133: Violence has always been part of working life. Millions of workers are scarred by it on all continents. In fact, the problem may be far worse than estimated as there is evidence that the incidence of workplace violence is still being under-reported. In most countries, however, violence is no longer considered to be acceptable.

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