Module 7
Practical workplace initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and violence
Learning Objective
This module provides information and resources for participants to:
- Review effective practical initiatives to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the world of work.
- Consider and integrate women’s sexual and reproductive health in occupational safety and health workplace policies and practices.
This module contains:
Two briefings:
- Briefing 7.1 - Creating inclusive and dignified workplaces, including safe spaces for reporting and effective mechanisms for seeking redress
- Briefing 7.2 - Integrating gender-based violence into occupational safety and health
Three case studies of practical workplace initiatives:
- Case Study 7.1: Employers in Pakistan committed to implementing Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010
- Case Study 7.2: The South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union: Worker Health Programme
- Case Study 7.3: Social dialogue examples from the transport sector on changing men’s behaviour
Three Learning Activities:
- Learning Activity 7.1: Making the arguments for a Sexual Harassment Policy in a garment factory or on a tomato farm
- Learning Activity 7.2: Setting up an Sexual harassment committee
- Learning Activity 7.3: Negotiating for sexual harassment to be included in occupational safety and health policies
Target audiences
This module will be of particular interest to:
- Employers’ organizations and trade unions at local, national and international level
- Trainers of managers and workers in factories and farms in global supply chains
- Local trade unions and NGOs supporting worker education
- Multi-stakeholder initiatives and CSR stakeholders
- Occupational safety and health specialists and factory inspectors
- Women’s sexual and reproductive health programmes
- Legal and government agencies, women’s support workers
- International and local development programme planners
