C190 Violence and Harassment Convention | |
Long Name: | Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work |
Date Signed: | 21 June 2019 |
Location Signed: | Geneva |
Date Effective: | 25 June 2021 |
Condition Effective: | 22 ratifications |
Parties: | 27 |
Ratifiers: | 39 |
Depositor: | Director-General of the International Labour Office |
Languages: | French and English |
The Violence and Harassment Convention, formally the Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work is a convention to "recognize the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment".[1] It is the 190th ILO convention (code C190) and was adopted during the 108th session of the International Labour Organization.[2]
The convention entered into force on 25 June 2021, upon ratification of Fiji and Uruguay.[3] Twenty-one other countries have deposited their instrument of ratification, but the convention only enters into force 1 year after ratification.As of 2024, the convention had been ratified by 39 states.