“The women who bravely spoke up about their MeToo abuses at work have made themselves heard at this negotiation, and their voices are reflected in these important new protections.”
Millions of women around the world, from domestic workers to CEOs, could soon be legally protected against sexual harassment and violence in their places of work.
More than one in three countries currently lack protections on sexual harassment and violence in the workplace, leaving an estimated 235 million women unprotected. There has been no international standard on workplace violence and harassment until now. The treaty, agreed on Friday at the UN labour agency’s annual conference of workers, employers’ groups and governments, covers workers, trainees, job seekers and unemployed workers in the formal and informal sectors. It also protects against violence and harassment from third parties such as clients or customers, and includes travel to and from work.
“They often work in factories where trade unions are banned. They urgently need the protection of this new labour standard. Now our challenge to governments is to ratify and implement the standard – and to employers to make sure their workplaces are safe places for women workers, free of violence and harassment.”
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