DESIGNING EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE POLICIES AGAINST VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT

Violence and harassment in the world of work are a threat to the dignity, security, health and well-being of everyone, affecting not only workers and employers, but also their families, communities, economies and society at large. In June 2019, through the adoption of ILO Convention no. 190 and Recommendation no. 206, the global community made it clear that such phenomenon cannot be tolerated, and the world of work needs to be equipped to put a stop to it. The course explored and assessed key ingredients for a workplace policy on violence and harassment that is aligned with international good practices, and guided to use them to design a policy that works for you and your organization. OBJECTIVES Through the course, the participants have learnt to: • Understand the problem of violence and harassment as relating specifically to work context; • Identify practical measures that can be put in place to prevent, address and remedy, and frame them within a policy document that fits the needs and settings of their organization; • Mainstream violence and harassment into existing mechanisms and regulations at the level of the workplace, including Occupational Safety and Health instrument; • Devise an action plan to turn policy into practice. CONTENT The course consisted of a combination of different learning activities touching upon the following thematic areas: • C. 190 and R. 206: core principles, scope and main provisions, and application at the workplace level; • Which way to go: policies, declarations, codes of conducts; • Key ingredients for prevention and protection, and emerging practices; • Key ingredients for enforcement and remedies, and emerging practices; • Key ingredients for guidance, training and awareness-raising, and emerging practices; • Roll-out and implementation of the policy: elements of action planning; • Monitoring and evaluation: data collection, KPIs and follow-up. NUMBER OF HOURS: 20