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Sexual Harassment
Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that violates dignity — prohibited in employment law and addressed by ILO Convention 190 as a workplace violence.
Definition
Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature — physical, verbal or non-verbal — that has the purpose or effect of violating a person's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. It is prohibited as sex discrimination in employment law worldwide and is addressed by ILO Convention No. 190 (2019), the first international treaty recognising the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment.
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