Focusing on Honduras, Indonesia, Moldova, and Benin, case studies are presented in relation to such countries. Statistics ranging from the general female population to employment rate, the report provides more information on VAW in the world of work, in addition
Violence Against Women at the Workplace
Focusing on Honduras, Indonesia, Moldova, and Benin, case studies are presented in relation to such countries. Statistics ranging from the general female population to employment rate, the report provides more information on VAW in the world of work, in addition
Violence Against Women at Work in Transport
Violence and discrimination occurring in the transport sector is often not talked about, however, remains a rampant issue for female transport employees. This survey found that women face many accounts of verbal threats, sexual harassment, and sexual and physical
Violence Against Women in Politics: A Study conducted in India, Nepal, Pakistan
UN Women conducted this study on VAW in politics in South Asia, specifically India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The report aims to further understand gender-based violence against women in these nations, analyze the motive behind the violence, and increase awareness by
"Violence and Exploitation of Undocumented Migrant Women
Vulnerability to Forced Labour and Trafficking: The Case of Romanian Women in the Agricultural Sector in Sicily
Based on studies conducted in 2013 and 2014 of Romanian female farmworkers in Sicily, this paper discusses the plight of women who have had no choice but to accept the abuse that’s become normalized in their field. Contributing factors are
Webinar: Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
WIEGO | A Common Thread: Issues for Women Workers in the Garment Sector
This issues paper focuses on the garment industry, one of three sectors being addressed in WIEGO’s global markets program, which seeks to explain how current changes in global production and distribution systems affect women. The paper will be followed by
WIEGO | Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Home-Based Workers
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is a major, longitudinal study of the urban informal economy being undertaken initially at two points in time, 2012 and 2016, in 10 cities around the world: Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Bangkok, Thailand; Belo
WIEGO | Winning Legal Rights for Thailand’s’ Homeworkers
HomeNet Thailand, with support from WIEGO and other partners, campaigned for more than a decade to win legislative protection for homeworkers. Both the Homeworkers Protection Act B.E.2553 and a social protection policy came into force in May 2011. The law
Woman Farmworkers Struggle Against Agribusiness and Violence (Portuguese with English subtitles)
The Buccaneer Productions addresses labor exploitation in sugar cane mills and plantations in Brazil. There’s not only difficulty in gaining worker rights but in legally enforcing environment conservation. The illegitimate burning of sugarcane fields in 2009 led to the death