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Convention, 1973 (No. 138) and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182),
and other relevant international labour standards,
Recalling also the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing
the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, including the responsibility
of business enterprises to respect human rights, bearing in mind the different risks faced by
women and men,
Taking note of the handbook on addressing violence and harassment against women
in the world of work of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment
of Women and the International Labour Organization,
Acknowledging the important role played by regional conventions, instruments,
declarations and initiatives in preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls,
Taking note with appreciation of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on violence
against women, its causes and consequences, on violence against women in politics and on
25 years of the mandate, 1
Welcoming the International Labour Organization Violence and Harassment
Convention, 2019 (No. 190),
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group on the issue of
human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on how to
integrate a gender perspective in implementing the Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights,2
Expressing deep concern at the continued prevalence of violence against all women
and girls, in particular indigenous women and girls, in all its different forms and
manifestations worldwide, and re-emphasizing that violence against women and girls
violates, abuses or impairs their human rights and, as such, is completely unacceptable,
Stressing that “violence against women and girls” means any act of gender-based
violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or
suffering to women and girls, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation
of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private spheres, including in digital contexts and
in the course of, linked with or arising out of work, and noting the economic and social harm
caused by such violence,
Acknowledging that girls, working in accordance with national law and under other
circumstances, may experience violence in the world of work, condemning child labour in
all its forms and reaffirming the obligations of Member States in accordance with
international law to protect children, including from economic exploitation, abuse and
discrimination,
Recognizing the importance of partnership and dialogue between States and business
enterprises, including social media companies and digital technology companies, in
collaborating on joint initiatives that prevent and respond to impunity for violence against
women and girls in digital contexts while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the inherent dignity of women
and girls,
Acknowledging that sexual harassment is a form of violence and a violation and abuse
of human rights that is likely to result in physical, psychological, sexual, economic or social
harm or suffering,
Recognizing that violence against women and girls is a global phenomenon rooted in
historical and structural inequality in power relations between women and men, which further
reinforce gender stereotypes and barriers to women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of all human
rights, and that all forms of violence against women and girls, including harmful practices,
constitute a major impediment to their full, equal, effective and meaningful participation in
society, the economy, and political and individual decision-making, as well as in leadership
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A/73/301 and A/HRC/41/42.
A/HRC/41/43.