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November 2021
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2021
Mrunal Thakur: Ratify C190 to end violence and harassment
25 November 2021
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, actress Mrunal Thakur speaks from the heart to address violence and harassment in the world of work. The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated vulnerabilities, inequalities, and domestic violence. Mrunal stands with the ILO to call on countries to ratify ILO Convention 190 and build a future where everyone is free from violence and harassment. #RatifyC190
July 2021
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Article
Convention 190 in action: preventing harassment of workers in Japanese banks
29 July 2021
Labour banks (“Rokin Banks”) in Japan have been promoting workers’ access to finance for many years. They have also been in the vanguard when it comes to adopting international standards around workplace violence and harassment. Rokin Banks modelled their recent harassment guidelines directly on the ILO’s Convention 190, serving as an example and inspiration for legislation elsewhere in Japan, and for financial institutions around the world.
April 2021
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Our impact, their voices
Taking the harassment out of ridesharing in Nepal
01 April 2021
Ridesharing motorbike taxi services provide employment to thousands in Nepal, especially young people. A new partnership pilot between ILO and Fight Back Pvt. Ltd is helping raise awareness on occupational health and safety as well as sexual harassment during or after the ride.
March 2021
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International Women’s Day
ILO Director-General: "Let us invest in women as part of a human-centred recovery"
08 March 2021
To mark International Women’s Day, ILO Director-General paid tribute to the tremendous efforts made by women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 2021
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Workers' rights
ILO statement on Myanmar
23 February 2021
The ILO has issued a statement following allegations of harassment and intimidation of trade unionists in Myanmar by police and military authorities.
November 2020
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Video
COVID-19: How to end violence and harassment in the world of work?
12 November 2020
Some of the necessary emergency measures adopted to suppress the transmission of covid-19 have exposed and exacerbated various forms of violence and harassment in the world of work. How can unions eradicate violence and harassment in the workplace during and after the COVID-19 pandemic? Here's a video to get you started...
August 2020
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Blog
On Mexico’s farms, COVID-19 highlights need for fair recruitment
17 August 2020
Farmers and workers on the Mexico-Guatemala border have long relied on informal cross-border migrant labour, although these practices open the way to exploitation and abuse, and in the era of COVID-19, increase health and safety risks. Now, an ILO project is working with local organizations to promote fairer and safer recruitment practices.
July 2020
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Blog
A better normal must mean tackling workplace violence and harassment
27 July 2020
There are signs that work-related violence and harassment has increased during the COVID-19 crisis. A new ILO report looks at how the causes and manifestations can be addressed, something that will be essential if we are to create a ‘better normal’.
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International Day of Cooperatives
How cooperatives can help Brazil’s waste pickers build back from COVID-19
03 July 2020
This year’s International Day of Cooperatives on 4 July will focus on climate action. Waste pickers’ cooperatives in Brazil are examples of how cooperatives can help combat climate change, while facing the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Blog
Let’s talk openly about mental health in the workplace
03 July 2020
With so many workers suffering the psychological consequences of the pandemic, mental health cannot remain a taboo.