Using ‘16 Days of Activism’ to End Gender-Based Violence at Work

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Garment workers protest against violence and sexual harassment in the workplace, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 11, 2021. © 2021 Habibur Rahman/Abaca/Sipa via AP Photo Thanks to the efforts of feminists, trade unionists, and human rights activists, violence against women, once a normalized practice, is now widely acknowledged as a human rights violation – including in the world of work. From the struggle of domestic workers campaigning for legal protections in Indonesia to women athletes fighting against sexual abuse in sports, activists and trade unionists have pushed…

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