Today, we launch a gender and intersectional-transformative risk assessment method that recognises that violence and harassment do not affect all workers equally; women, gender-diverse workers, and other groups in vulnerable situations often experience disproportionate exposure to both overt and subtle forms of harm, including sexual harassment, unequal task allocation, career barriers, pay gaps, and work-related stress.

Violence and harassment do not affect all workers equally

By systematically identifying, analysing, mitigating, and transforming these risks, the method ensures that preventive and protective measures actively challenge structural inequalities, organisational culture, failures in the organisation of the work processes, and intersectional vulnerabilities. 

This method supports the creation of safe, inclusive, and equitable workplaces, aligning with C190’s objectives to protect workers from all forms of violence and harassment while promoting dignity, equality, and fair treatment across all genders and intersectional diversities, positioning unions as drivers of change.

This initiative will run for one year, during which PSI unions and WOC members will apply and evaluate the method across diverse public services workplaces.
A full assessment of progress, including consolidated lessons learned, will be presented on 25 November 2026, highlighting achievements, challenges, and next steps for strengthening the implementation of C190.

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