President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Wednesday 02 December 2020, participate in a National Dialogue of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention (No.190) on Combating Violence and Harassment in The World of Work.
The dialogue, in the form of a webinar, will focus on the ILO Convention No. 190 on Combating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work and coincides with the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign observed from 25 November 2020 to 10 December 2020.
ILO Convention No. 190 was adopted at the 108th session of the International Labour Organisation conference last year. Its contains a clear and common framework to prevent and address violence and harassment, including gender-based violence.
The Convention places an obligation on governments, employers and workers organisations to ensure that violence and harassment is prevented and eliminated.
Proactively, South Africa is currently rolling out the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide of which Outcome 5.2 specifically focuses on safe workplaces that are free of violence against women and LGBTQIA+ persons, including but not limited to sexual harassment.
ILO Convention No. 190 recognises that addressing violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence, should focus on formal and informal workplaces, and provides a key instrument to take this agenda forward.
South Africa is in the process of ratifying the Convention.
President Ramaphosa will be in dialogue with panelists from labour, business and community activists to galvanise and strengthen decisive national action towards addressing violence, harassment and gender-based violence in the world of work through facilitating strengthened accountability and action by all sectors to make the world of work free of violence and harassment.
Details of the National Dialogue on Combating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Time: 18h00-19h30
The National Dialogue On Combating Violence and Harassment in The World of Work webinar will be carried live on government social media platforms and major TV news channels.
Media enquiries:
Tyrone Seale, Acting Spokesperson to the President
media@presidency.gov.za
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