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Question 10: Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Exploitation
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1: Does your company have leadership commitment and support for gender equality and women's empowerment?
2: Does your company have a non-discrimination and equal opportunity policy, either stand-alone or clearly included in a broader corporate policy?
3: Does your company have an approach to ensure non-discrimination and equal opportunity in recruitment processes?
4: Does your company have an approach to ensure non-discrimination and equal opportunity in professional development and promotion processes?
5: Does your company have an approach to ensure women and men are compensated equally?
6: Does your company offer and support paid maternity leave?
7: Does your company offer and support paid paternity leave?
8: Does your company have an approach to support employees as parents and caregivers?
9: Does your company have an approach to accommodate the work/life balance of all employees?
10: Does your company have an approach to ensure a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH)?
11: Does your company have an approach to address the specific health, safety, and hygiene needs of employees, with particular attention to those of women at work and while commuting to work?
12: Does your company have an approach to promote access to quality health services that meet the specific health needs of women employees?
13: Does your company have an approach to gender-responsive procurement (GRP) that expands relationships with women-owned and gender-responsive businesses?
14: Does your company encourage suppliers and vendors to advance performance on gender equality?
15: Does your company have an approach to responsible marketing that eradicates harmful stereotypes in all media and advertising content?
16: Does your company have an approach to assess differential impacts on women and men when developing products and/or services?
17: Does your company have policies and processes in place to ensure the responsibility to respect the rights of women and girls in the local communities in which it operates?
18: Does your company have an approach to embed gender equality in its sustainability strategy, community investment, public advocacy, and multi-stakeholder partnerships?
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Does your company have an approach to ensure a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH)?
Select an option:
Yes, our company has an approach to ensure an environment free of violence, harassment, and sexual exploitation.
No, our company currently does not have an approach, but:
Please select all that apply:
Commitment
Has a stand-alone policy or a commitment embedded in a broader corporate policy that states zero tolerance of all forms of violence and harassment in the world of work (including while on business related travel, in client entertainment, and in online/digital spaces), aligned with ILO Convention 190 (2019) where applicable
Implementation
Provides annual training on zero tolerance of all forms of violence to all employees, including sexual harassment, and engaging in acts of sexual exploitation of women and girls while on business travel
Has confidential grievance, resolution, and non-retaliation mechanisms in place
Provides confidential support for victims of domestic violence
Requires gender-sensitive training for security personnel (including contracted staff) on procedures to respond to complaints of gender based violence or harassment
Has a process in place to ensure company funds and resources are not used to facilitate sexual exploitation or harassment, including through business travel, client entertainment, or third-party relationships
Extends violence and harassment protections to all workers regardless of contractual status, including contractors, interns, volunteers, and job applicants (aligned with ILO C190 Art. 2)
Addresses online and digital harassment, including harassment via social media, messaging platforms, and remote work channels
Has a policy supporting employees who experience domestic violence, including flexible scheduling, confidential referrals, and safety planning support (ILO C190 R206)
Measurement
Tracks the number of grievances related to workplace violence, disaggregated by sex
Conducts regular anonymous employee surveys to assess the prevalence of violence and harassment experiences, not only reported grievances (C190 Recommendation 206)
Transparency
Communicates publicly, or to relevant company
stakeholders
, our company's approach to ensuring an environment free of violence
Communicates to the board the company's approach to ensuring an environment free of violence
We are interested in learning more.
We plan to take steps in the next year.
Some of our country offices or business units have taken steps.
None of the above.
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