Campaign #Against violence against textile workers 14 February 2018 Towards an ILO agreement against gender-based violence in the workplace FEMNET supports the campaign for the signing of an ILO convention against gender-based violence in the workplace, which starts on 14 February 2018. The campaign runs until Women's Day on March 8. While the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted by the UN in 1979, does not yet have an international law requiring action against gender-based violence in the workplace. Gender-based violence is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. Around 35 percent of all women over the age of 15 worldwide - 818 million women - suffer from physical and/or sexual violence and between 40 and 50 percent of them are exposed to unwanted sexual advances, physical contacts or other forms of sexual harassment in the workplace. Forms of gender-based violence assaults, including rape verbal attacks and threats of violence bullying Psychological violence and intimidation sexual harassment financial exploitation Gender-based violence reflects unequal power relations between women and men. Gender-based violence in the workplace is widespread worldwide and particularly perceptible in numerous production countries of our clothing. European companies that produce in these countries must therefore pay particular attention to ensuring that their suppliers do not tolerate violence in the workplace. FEMNET has receivables from companies for this purpose It is based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines, the ILO MNU Declaration and the National Action Plan. The campaign website of the International Trade Union Confederation (English)
