The Georgian Trade Unions Confederation is involved in a 16-day campaign “ Violence Against Women” through a number of activities. Today, the unions are writing a special letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health, calling for concrete steps to be taken to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace.
Within the scope of campaign, trade unions will focus on the need to ratify ILO Convention N.190 on the elimination of violence and harassment in the workplace. Trade unions reiterate that the risk of violence and harassment increases significantly in times of crisis, especially now in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. You are well aware that the pandemic has made the facts of harassment and violence against women in the workplace more visible and brought to the surface, as evidenced by the official “GEOSTAT” data.