On Jan. 30, the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 190 (C190), the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019, formally entered into force in Canada, just one year after its ratification. C190 is the first-ever global treaty on ending violence and harassment at work.
Governments that ratify C190 are required to implement laws, policies and collective bargaining agreements that prohibit, prevent and address violence and harassment at work.
For Canada, this involves collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories to ensure that all parties meet this standard and framework, said Isabelle Keeler, a labour and employment lawyer at Cox & Palmer.
