A new report by the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the Solidarity Center, "Breaking the Silence: Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria’s World of Work," finds that gender-based violence and harassment (GVBH) at work is widespread in Nigeria, but goes largely unreported....
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The Solidarity Center in Nigeria joins with pro-poor and pro-democracy organizations to remedy inequalities, such as empowering women in the Kpor community. Credit: Ken Nwiueh
‘I Feel Strong When I See Other Women with Us’
Union women are not waiting for their governments to ratify Convention 190, the international treaty that addresses gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work—they are taking action now to ensure workers benefit from the powerful rights it provides,...
Breaking the Silence: Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria’s World of Work
An alarming 57.5 percent of women workers interviewed across all sectors for this Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) report say they experienced gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work. More than one-third of respondents said that even when...