Video: Tackling Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
Congress hosted a webinar on 2nd October in relation to the recently negotiated ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work. (Accompanying Reccomendation 206 here) Marie Clarke Walker from the Canadian Labour Congress was the lead negotiator for the workers group during the...
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Yet all too often, it happens in the workplace. Congress Social Policy Office DR LAURA BAMBRICK shares some of the findings of a recent Congress survey of trade union members' experience of sexual harassment at work. Ahead of the...
Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace Survey
Sexual harassment can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time. Yet all too often, it happens in the workplace. Some examples of behaviour that could constitute sexual harassment are: unwanted indecent or suggestive remarks; questions, jokes, or suggestions about your sex life; the circulation of...
New ILO convention to combat violence and harassment at work
On 21 June 2019, the International Labour Conference adopted a new convention on violence and harassment at work. It will formally become ILO Convention 190. Complemented by a recommendation adopted that same day, the text was adopted by the tripartite conference as part of the centenary...
Abuse of Education Workers on Social Media
Motion no
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Conference despairs at the extreme rise in the abuse of schools and individual teachers and support staff on social media. Conference further despairs at the apparent refusal of the Employing Authorities to provide clear support and guidance to Boards of...
Adopted
