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Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work

Sri Lanka Womens' Committee with Prithvi Sharujha from the Lanka Eksath Jathika Workers Union and sign saying end gender-based violence, worker rights, Solidarity Center

The Solidarity Center and worker rights organizations like the Lanka Eksath Jathika Workers Union in Sri Lanka advocated for a landmark global standard to eliminate gender-based violence and harassment at work and are pushing for its ratification by governments. Credit: Solidarity Center/Sean Stephen

The Solidarity Center prioritizes preventing and addressing gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work, recognizing it is a primary barrier to achieving gender equality and a key step for security of all workers’ rights. The Solidarity Center seeks to enhance the voice of women and other marginalized workers in policy making at the local, national, and international levels to reduce the risk of gender-based violence at work and build leadership, voice and direct participation of women and other marginalized workers and their unions. Beginning in 2014, the Solidarity Center was a core member of a global coalition of worker rights organizations led by women union activists that successfully advocated for a landmark global standard (Convention 190) to eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment which was adopted by the International Labor Organization in June 2019. We support our partners as they campaign for their governments to ratify ILO Convention 190. See related factsheets, videos and reports.

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Leaders: Gender-Based Violence and Harassment Requires Worker-Led Solutions

Labor leaders, policymakers and stakeholders from around the world discussed efforts to prevent gender-based violence and harassment at the workplace at a panel discussion, “Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work” on Thursday, April 7. The panel was part...

Labor Leaders, Activists: Women Workers Critical in Driving Inclusive Climate Solutions

Climate change and environmental degradation have exacerbated gender inequality and worsened existing inequities resulting from resource scarcity, conflict and climate-related shocks. Women workers—particularly those in the informal economy—bear significant burdens...

Women Agricultural Workers Push for Safe Transport in Tunisia

May 20, 2021

While most consumers do not think twice when they select tomatoes, grapes or other readily available fresh produce in grocery stores, many of the agricultural workers around the world who spend their days harvesting vegetables, fruits and grains to fill the plates of...

Report: Risks to Women Workers Pervasive in South African Mines

Apr 28, 2021

Women working in South African mines “at times confront danger, violence and indignity in their work environments,” where gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) appears both widespread and normalized, according to a new report from the Solidarity Center and South...

Podcast: LGBTQ+ Domestic Workers Win Rights with Their Union

Apr 7, 2021

As a trans domestic worker from Nicaragua working in Guatemala, Francia Blanco says her experiences with verbal and physical abuse, discrimination, and forced labor conditions led her to take action to build a world where trans domestic workers had rights, respect and...

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Annual Report, 2018–2019

Feb 5, 2020 | Equality & Inclusion, Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work, Publications, Rule of Law

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When the Job Hurts: Workplace Injury and Disease among South Africa’s Domestic Workers

Jan 8, 2020 | Africa, Publications, Safety & Health, South Africa

Through individual case studies and legal analysis, When the Job Hurts demonstrates the need for domestic workers in South Africa to receive the same coverage under the country's job safety and health compensation law as other workers. Download report.

Freedoms on the Move: The Civic Space of Migrant Workers and Refugees

Oct 23, 2019 | Publications

Freedoms on the Move, a new report by Solidarity Center and CIVICUS, makes clear that many migrant workers and refugees want to have a say in their communities and their workplaces, and in the decisions that affect their lives—and is an urgent call to action for...

ILO GBV at Work Standard: First-Ever Comprehensive Legal Standard

Jun 11, 2019 | Equality & Inclusion, Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work, Publications, Rule of Law

A Solidarity Center legal analysis shows the proposed ILO convention on gender-based violence and harassment at work is necessary because no global binding instrument exists that comprehensively addresses violence and harassment in the world of work, including...

In Our Own Words: Women Workers Address Gender-Based Violence in Garment Factories in Cambodia

Jun 5, 2019 | Asia, Cambodia, Equality & Inclusion, Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work, Publications

While studies have shown the prevalence of violence against women at home and in their communities, no comprehensive data exists to document the extent of gender-based violence (GBV) at work. To better understand GBV at work, 23 activists and female leaders of workers...