Preventing Violence in the Workplace - Implementation is stuck at EU level November 25th is Women's Violence Day. Convention 190 against Violence and Harassment in the Workplace was adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in June 2019. However, despite the support of many countries, it has not yet been ratified in the EU. Individual states reject the agreement. FEMNET and the Clean Clothes Campaign CCC) now publishes a Position paperThat shows the urgency. Details Category: Gegen Gewalt an Textilarbeiterinnen Published: 23 November 2020 Read more …
Workers' organisation protests against sexual harassment and violence in the workplace on 7 February 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Taslima Akter Study on sexual harassment of seamstresses in textile factories: Legislation needed to protect women in the workplace Bonn, Germany and Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 March 2020. From economic exploitation to domestic violence, from sexual harassment by supervisors and prerogatives to rape in the workplace, violence and harassment are brutal everyday life for many women in Bangladesh. States and companies are not using their options to protect women from assault. FEMNET and its partner organisations call for the immediate ratification and effective implementation of international conventions for the protection of women in global supply chains. Details Category: Gegen Gewalt an Textilarbeiterinnen Published: 08 March 2020 Read more …
International Women's Day: Stop the massive violence against women in fashion factories! Blue Hands #Against Violence: FEMNET calls for solidarity in Bonn with the start of the campaign.One in three textile workers are victims of structural violence in the workplace. Fashion brands aren't doing enough to protect women in their suppliers. For this reason, FEMNET is launching the campaign #Counterviolence on International Women's Day. With hands painted in blue, the supporters invite you to participate in order to set a sign against violence against women. Details Category: Gegen Gewalt an Textilarbeiterinnen Published: 08 March 2019 Read more …
