The ratification, in the third debate, of Convention 190 represents a definitive movement to eradicate the scourge of harassment and, in particular, to attack demonstrations that suppress the rights of working women, principles validated by trade unions.
The director of the National Institute for Women (Inamu), Nellys Herrera, highlighted that this agreement was worked on in Panama throughout 2022 with technical tables and has been promoted by the Network of Working Women of Panama, among other organizations.
Herrera highlighted that Panama is the second country in Central America, and the sixth in Latin America and 20 in the world to sign this agreement.
He specified that the agreement seeks that companies can create protocols to eradicate violence and workplace harassment.
This Convention 190 will apply to all sectors, public or private, of the formal and informal economy, in urban or rural areas. Its provisions shall be enforced through national legislation.
As highlighted in this regulation, on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work 2019, adopted by the General Conference of the International Labor Organization, in Geneva, is the first global instrument that adopts an inclusive approach, integrated and, in addition, it takes into account gender considerations to prevent and eliminate such manifestations that are contradictory to human rights.
