Photo from 2014 "16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign" launch in the Solomon Islands. UN Women/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
As an organisation that represents 50 million workers in 140 countries, IndustriALL Global Union believes all forms of violence against women are unacceptable and supports its trade union affiliates as they take action to stop it.
All too often, women working in IndustriALL’s sectors – including mining, textile and manufacturing – are afraid to speak out against abuses they face out of fear of losing their jobs, being stigmatised, or being socially ostracised both at work and at home. When they do speak out they are often ignored or blamed.
