Violence and Harassment Convention

C190
Violence and Harassment Convention
Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
	Convention in force Ratifiers (Convention not yet in force)
Signed	21 June 2019
Location	Geneva
Effective	25 June 2021
Condition	22 ratifications
Parties	27
Ratifiers	39
Depositary	Director-General of the International Labour Office
Languages	French and English

The Violence and Harassment Convention, formally the Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work is a convention to "recognize the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment".^[2] It is the 190th ILO convention (code C190) and was adopted during the 108th session of the International Labour Organization.^[3]

Ratifications[edit]

The convention entered into force on 25 June 2021, upon ratification of Fiji and Uruguay.^[1] Twenty-one other countries have deposited their instrument of ratification, but the convention only enters into force 1 year after ratification. As of 2024, the convention had been ratified by 39 states.

Country	Date	Status
Albania	6 May 2022	In force
Antigua and Barbuda	9 May 2022	In force
Argentina	23 February 2021	In force
Australia	9 June 2023	Will enter into force on 9 June 2024
Bahamas	30 November 2022	In force
Barbados	1 September 2022	In force
Belgium	13 June 2023	Will enter into force on 13 June 2024
Canada	30 January 2023	In force
Central African Republic	9 June 2022	In force
Chile	12 June 2023	Will enter into force on 12 June 2024
Ecuador	19 May 2021	In force
El Salvador	7 June 2022	In force
Fiji	25 June 2020	In force
France	12 April 2023	In force
Germany	14 June 2023	Will enter into force on 14 June 2024
Greece	30 Aug 2021	In force
Ireland	12 January 2023	In force
Italy	29 October 2021	In force
Lesotho	15 March 2023	In force
Mauritius	1 July 2021	In force
Mexico	6 July 2022	In force
Namibia	9 December 2020	In force
Nigeria	8 November 2022	In force
North Macedonia	20 October 2023	Will enter into force on 20 October 2024
Norway	6 October 2023	Will enter into force on 6 October 2024
Panama	1 November 2022	In force
Papua New Guinea	27 September 2023	Will enter into force on 27 September 2024
Peru	8 June 2022	In force
Philippines	20 February 2024	Will enter into force on 20 February 2025
Portugal	16 February 2024	Will enter into force on 16 February 2025
Republic of Moldova	19 March 2024	Will enter into force on 19 March 2025
Rwanda	1 November 2023	Will enter into force on 1 November 2024
San Marino	14 April 2022	In force
Somalia	8 March 2021	In force
South Africa	29 November 2021	In force
Spain	25 May 2022	In force
Uganda	7 August 2023	Will enter into force on 7 August 2024
United Kingdom	7 March 2022	In force
Uruguay	12 June 2020	In force