Asia Pacific Digital Academy on Preventing and Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

26 October - 20 November 2020 The four-week digital academy looked at how trade unions can be supported to address the issue of increasing incidences of violence and harassment in the world of work, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It discussed and promoted the ratification of Convention 190 and Recommendation 206, including campaigning for enabling national legislation and enterprise-level policies. It explored how unions can strengthen workplace protection mechanisms through collective bargaining and by building on existing good trade union practices, and related efforts to address violence and harassment in the world of work. OBJECTIVES This regional digital capacity-development event aimed to provide trade union focal points and activists with a better appreciation of C190 and related international labour standards. It also aimed to improve the knowledge and skills of trade unions and provide the tools required to create better, safer and decent working environments -- free from violence and harassment -- for women, men, and young people. CONTENT Four (4) Learning Modules (Asynchronous learning) Preparatory module: getting ready for eLearning Module 1. Contextualization: Analyzing violence and harassment in the world of work Module 2. Core principles of Convention 190 and Recommendation 206 Module 3. Relying on social dialogue for robust solutions Module 4. Application of learning, conclusions, and follow-up Five (5) Live Teach-ins (Synchronous learning) o Course induction o Lessons from challenges in campaigning for the ratification of C190 o C190 and R206: Preventing and Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work o Ratify C190: Promoting innovation in trade union advocacy and campaigning o Effective social protection measures in response to COVID-19 Self-guided learning courses: o Introduction to International Labour Standards, o Introduction to Social Dialogue and Tripartism ACHIEVEMENT o Completed some 30 hours of online learning, 40 tasks, pre-course survey, and final course evaluation o Posted an averaged of 13 reflection essays based on think questions in each learning module o Participated in five (5) 90-minutes live teach-ins and interacted with experts and specialists o Undertook two (2) self-guided learning courses online o Passed the 10-point knowledge acquisition assessment (KAA) test o Submitted an ‘application of learning’ (post-training priority actions) through a ‘mind map’ visual presentation