Trade Unions Demand Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace
Last week marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and trade unions around the world are demanding governments ratify and implement International Labor Organization Convention 190 (C190), on ending violence and harassment in the workplace.
Homicide is one of the leading causes of death on the job among women in the United States, accounting for almost a quarter of workplace deaths among women and only 8% of workplace deaths among men. It is also a threat to workers in low-wage, precarious working arrangements, as poverty and marginalization can prevent workers from escaping or challenging dangerous conditions.
