The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties will hold a public hearing today into the International Labour Organization Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work (No. 190).
Committee Chair, Mr Josh Wilson MP said, “The Convention is the first international agreement to address the pervasive problem of violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment.”
The scope of the Convention is broad, extending beyond traditional workers and covering persons regardless of their contractual status, working arrangements, or the type of violence and harassment to which they may be subject.
The Convention requires the adoption of an ‘inclusive, integrated and gender-responsive approach’ to preventing and eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work, which binds the individual elements of the Convention together.
“The Australian Government advises that Australia’s law, policy, and practice is already consistent with the Convention’s obligations, but in keeping with its accountability function the Committee will examine this and other issues during the public hearing,” Mr Wilson said.
Public hearing details
Date: Monday, 27 February 2023
Time: 1.45 pm – 4.00 pm AEDT
Location: Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House
The hearing can be accessed online and the program for this hearing is available on the Committee website, along with further information about the inquiries.
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