Violence and harassment in the world of work : a guide on Convention No. 190 and Recommendation No. 206

List of boxes Box 1 Examples of definitions of violence and harassment in recent legislative reforms 10 Box 2. Advancing protection against gender-based violence and harassment in work-related legislation 12 Box 3. Examples of labour and employment provisions acknowledging the effects of domestic violence in the world of work and mitigating its impact 15 Box 4. Examples of collective agreements an [...] Freedom of Association and Protection violence against trade union activities, the ILO, the Conference of the Right to Organise Convention, Committee on the Application of Standards and the Committee on Freedom of Association have – in line with the 1970 Resolution 1948 (No. [...] Gender-based violence and harassment The notion of violence and harassment outlined in Article 1(a) of the Convention, explicitly includes “gender-based violence and harassment”. [...] By embedding it in the overarching definition of violence and harassment, the elements of the offending conduct and the resulting or aimed impact are also applicable to the concept of gender-based violence and harassment (ILO 2018b, para. [...] However, for consistency with the concept of violence and harassment as a range, and in light of the recent outcry and public debates related to the #MeToo campaign, which have highlighted the significance of sexual harassment, including in the workplace, it was agreed to add a clear reference to sexual harassment, while cognizant of the fact that gender-based violence does include sexual harassme