The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Turkey organized a training of trainers (ToT) programme in the week of 27 June to 1 July 2022 at Ankara for representatives from cooperating partners in the context of work for ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190) to prevent violence and harassment at work.

The training “Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work: A Training for Change-Makers” was delivered to the representatives of confederations of workers’ unions, public employees’ unions, civil society organizations and academicians with whom/which ILO worked and cooperated. The programme covered novelties introduced to the world of work by ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190) and accompanying Recommendation No. 206, information on international practice, and how to convey such experience and knowledge to other employees for sustainability.

The 5-day practical training delivered by Francesca Biasiato and Carla Pagano, experts from the International Training Centre (ITC-ILO), included sessions that focused on sharing international experience and good practices as well as on practical exercises to improve certain skills for participants.

The training treated a wide range of topics including basic concepts concerning violence and harassment; inclusive, integrated, gender-responsive and victim-centred approaches; violence and harassment, occupational risks and psychosocial factors; learning the practice in terms of occupational safety and health; incorporating violence and harassment issues into social dialogue and collective agreements; developing workplace policies to prevent violence and harassment; handling complaints of violence and harassment; elements of the theory of change; being an advocate etc. In addition, good practices from the private sector and trade unions.

The training aimed to equip participants with knowledge and skills enabling them to assume transformative roles both at policy level and in practice within their own organizations as well as with partners to prevent violence and harassment at work in line with C190.

Organized and delivered under the “More and Better Jobs for Women Programme” implemented by the ILO Office for Turkey with funding from Sweden, the training is a part and reflection of the work which the ILO Office for Turkey has long been undertaking on policy development, advocacy and awareness raising to prevent violence and harassment at work.

The ILO Office for Turkey had also organized a “Preventing Violence against Women in the World of Work – Experience Sharing Forum” in March 2022 on the occasion of March 8 International Women’s Day.

The participants were awarded certificates upon completion of the training.