Random Reflections - ILO C190 Convention on Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
The International Women’s Rights Action Watch, Asia Pacific, (IWRAW AP) is part of the global campaign to encourage states to ratify the ILO Convention C190 on Violence and Harassment in the world of work and as such I have recently been exposed to many discussions around the convention. One of the more recent online discussions organised by IWRAW AP, ITUC, Action Aid and CARE gave rise to this very impressive graphic recording of the issues being raised This was a conversation that was rooted in South and South East Asia, and the thoughts that were circling in my head as we discussed the challenges of promoting ratification, described in this graphic as patriarchy, lack of political will, political instability, difficulties of implementation, lack of awareness, and a focus on dealing with the pandemic, were about how complicit we could be with our pretty graphics and online discussions if we didn’t really expose the elephant in the room. Can we really isolate Violence and Haras