“Healthcare workers regularly face the risk of violent physical, sexual, and verbal assault from their patients. To explore this phenomenon, a collaborative descriptive qualitative study was undertaken by university-affiliated researchers and a union council representing registered practical nurses, personal support
16 Days Toolkit #ILOendGBV June 2019
The 16 Days Toolkit is available in both ENGLISH & ESPAÑOL.
2015 Transgender Survey
A report that describes the experiences of transgender folks throughout America. From health to employment, transgender identifying folks face challenging situations.
Eliminating Violence Against Women at Work
In partnership with Munnade, Sisters for Change began to highlight the violence women workers experienced within the garment industry. Regardless of what is/is not in place, many of these workers are not aware of their rights. This report serves to
Amnesty International | 'My Sleep is My Break': Exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Qatar
‘Victoria’ had not been particularly unhappy with her job until it came to the December holidays. She had arrived in Qatar in August 2012 from her home in the Philippines to work for an expatriate family in their Doha home,
A Life of Its Own: An Assessment of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign
In the fall of 2015, CWGL invested in an in-depth evaluation of the campaign where dozens of participating organizations shared their thoughts, experiences, critiques, and recommendations.
A Time for Change: Advancing Legal Protections on Gender-Based Violence at Work
This policy brief by the International Labor Rights Forum makes the case for why the ILO should adopt a Convention to end gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. It also showcases how a new binding international standard would
Advancing Legal Protections on Gender-Based Violence at Work
From violence on the way to work to domestic violence, the ILRF created a report to provide a general understanding of the many communities affected by gender-based violence.
Agricultural Worker Sector Focus
Agricultural work is critical to global economies, food security, and health and therefore heavily dependent on the workers behind agrarian production, which is estimated to include one billion workers worldwide. Most of them live in poverty and according to the
Anti-Slavery International | Into the Unknown: Exploitation of Nepalese migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
New research looking at the vulnerabilities to widespread abuse of Nepalese migrant domestic workers in Lebanon rooted directly in the systems in place in both home and destination countries. It also looks at the work Anti-Slavery and its partners have
Assaulted and Unheard: Violence Against Healthcare Staff
“Healthcare workers regularly face the risk of violent physical, sexual, and verbal assault from their patients. To explore this phenomenon, a collaborative descriptive qualitative study was undertaken by university-affiliated researchers and a union council representing registered practical nurses, personal support