Somalia’s Ratification of Seven (7) ILO Conventions Represents New Hope for Workers, Says Festu

The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) applauds the official signing and ratification of seven International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions by Somalia’s Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, on behalf of …

ECUADOR: ASAMBLEA APRUEBA CONVENIO 190 DE LA OIT PARA PONER FIN A LA VIOLENCIA Y EL ACOSO EN EL MUNDO DEL TRABAJO | ASSEMBLY APPROVES ILO CONVENTION 190 TO END VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT IN THE WORLD OF WORK

“Este domingo, 17 de enero, el Pleno de la Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador aprobó con unanimidad el Convenio sobre la Eliminación de la Violencia y Acoso en el mundo del …

Seoul court orders Japan to pay damages over wartime sexual slavery

Japan has denounced as “utterly unacceptable” a South Korean court ruling ordering it to pay damages to women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during the …

Why women’s right to health and gender equality should be your business

“In order to address existing inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic, companies should make a serious effort in reducing the gender pay gap, upholding maternity provisions, tackling gender bias, and reducing …

Namibia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

On 9 December 2020, Namibia became the third country, after Uruguay and Fiji, and the first African country, to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , a year …

Made for this Moment: How ILO Convention 190 Addresses Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

“INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) CONVENTION 190 (“ILO Convention 190”) is the first global, binding treaty that recognizes the fundamental right to a world of work free from violence and harassment. …

Despite landmark legal protections, women continue to face gender-based violence in pandemic-era Tunisia

“In Tunisia, during the two and a half months of lockdown introduced on 21 March to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the ‘1899 Green Line’ managed by the Ministry …

Argentina ratificó el Convenio de la OIT sobre violencia laboral

En diálogo con Radio Gráfica, la presidenta de la Comisión de Legislación del Trabajo, diputada de extracción gremial, Vanesa Siley, dijo que “esto es el fruto de una lucha” y reconoció a …

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Assembly Report: Celebrating women in activism and civil society: the enjoyment of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association by women and girls

“In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clement N. Voule, recognizes and elevates the contributions of women in civil …

No #MeToo for Women Like Us” Poor Enforcement of India’s Sexual Harassment Law

“In 1992, Bhanwari Devi, a government social worker in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, was gang-raped in front of her husband by higher caste neighbors angered by her efforts …

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