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New ILO convention to combat violence and harassment at work

June 29, 2019
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OIT, 108th (Centenary) Session of the International Labour Conference. Geneva, 10-21 June 2019 / H.E. Secretary of State Jean-Jacques ELMIGER (Switzerland), President of the 108th (Centenary) Session of the International Labour Conference, with Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, on the occasion of the Closing ceremony of the 108th (Centenary) Session of the International Labour Conference. Geneva, 21 June 2019.

On 21 June 2019, the International Labour Conference adopted a new convention on violence and harassment at work. It will formally become ILO Convention 190. Complemented by a recommendation adopted that same day, the text was adopted by the tripartite conference as part of the centenary celebrations of this international organisation. More information on the convention is available from ILO.

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