In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate approved the validity of the Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The measure aims to prevent and eradicate labour violence, with tools and obligations imposed on the State, to control its effective compliance, enable recursive and reparation pathways, as well as training and awareness-raising on the subject. In addition, it creates a number of obligations to States to eliminate all forms of violence and harassment during, in relation to or as a result of an employment relationship, whether in the private or public sphere, as well as in the formal or informal sector.
With 42 affirmative votes, the extradition treaty with the Federal Republic of Brazil, the extradition treaty with Romania and the adoption of ILO Convention 190 against harassment and gender-based violence in the world of work — Argentine Senate (@SenadoArgentina) are unanimously sanctioned.
June 24, 2020
In addition, it regards violence and harassment in the world of work as a “violation or abuse of human rights”, incompatible with equality and the concept of decent work and frames the situation between fundamental rights. The decision, however, was not supported by the opposition, which argued that the issue should not be discussed in the Senate as it is not related to the coronavirus pandemic. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, former Chancellor Jorge Taiana, stressed the value of the agreement and assessed that often “harassment and violence against women at work begins in the previous mechanisms of staff selection.” In this regard, the agreement stresses that violence can disproportionately affect women and girls, pointing to an inclusive approach.
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