However, Since it does not escape other situations, women are the ones who suffer the most.
The survey carried out by the National University of Avellaneda and the National Inter-union Network against Workplace Violence presented at the end of last year, which showed that 65.5% of the women interviewed said they had suffered it, while 43.5% of the men Respondents claimed to have suffered some type of aggression.
The same survey warns that 3 out of 10 respondents said they experience workplace violence in their current job. And that among the modalities most suffered, psychological violence stands out with 78%; followed by 67% of the cases of discrimination and 52% of sexual violence.
Meanwhile, the report presented by the Ministry of Labor of the Nation “Violence and harassment in the world of work”, One year after the ratification of Convention 190, it was revealed that, from January to July 2021, the Office of Advice on Workplace Violence (OAVL) received 865 consultations for advice. 65% of these consultations were led by women, while the remaining 32% were made by men.
Workplace violence is contemplated in Law 26,485 on “Comprehensive protection to prevent, punish and eradicate violence against women in the areas in which they develop their interpersonal relationships” as a modality and is defined in ILO Convention 190, the first international document which recognizes the right of everyone to a work environment free of violence. In other words, what regulatory and legal coverage exists.
Argentina was the fourth country in the world to ratify the aforementioned Convention and although we still do not have a national law that sanctions this type of violence, the State, the unions and the private sector are taking very interesting initiatives to address it – not without difficulties – on especially when there are no open areas of discussion with effective union participation through collective bargaining.
From the union associations, we have been working with employers and affiliates for years in prevention through training, such as the Spotlight Initiative promoted by the ILO in our country; preparation of comprehensive protocols and formation of interdisciplinary committees to accompany workers who suffer violence.
The Argentine Development Bank BICE adhered to the Zero Tolerance Campaign for Violence against Women promoted by the Gender Cabinet of the Industry and Productive Development Secretariat of the Nation. It is about the signing of an act of commitment to achieve environments free of violence. In fact, these days BICE Trusts also joined.
For its part, the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity is promoting the Igualar program, to which BICE recently joined, and whose objective is “reduce the gaps and structural gender segregation that exist in the world of work, employment and production from an intersectional and human rights perspective”.
Meanwhile, the Undersecretariat for Policies for Inclusion in the Labor World of the Ministry of Labor is promoting the Qualitas 190 program, a plan “for development, training and advocacy in the area of prevention and eradication of violence and harassment at work from a multidisciplinary view”, aimed at employer organizations and on repeated occasions it has worked in conjunction with trade union organizations.
Once again, the work in alliance between the public and private sectors and the union organizations is necessary to take firmer steps and protect the workers. Much remains to be done to ensure that work environments are free of violence, but the joint effort that is being carried out bodes well, which will be reinforced when we have a national law.
APOC Union Leader. Vice President of the Argentine Development Bank (BICE)
Source: Ambito
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