Considering that violence and sexual harassment in the workplace constitute an abuse and a violation of human rights, the Social Partners signing this CCNL agree to promote initiatives to prevent and combat such unacceptable conduct that is inconsistent with respect for the human person, The parties fully endorse the principles expressed in the European Agreement signed on 26 April 2007, “Framework Agreement on Harassment and Violence in the Workplace”, in ILO Recommendation no. 206 of 2019 and in ILO Convention no. 190 approved in June 2019, and in the Inter-confederation Agreements signed by the Employers’ Associations and the Trade Unions.
The Equal Opportunities Code pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 198/2006 specifies the employer’s obligation to ensure working conditions that guarantee the physical and moral integrity and dignity of workers, as well as their psychological well-being.
To this end, initiatives of an informative and educational nature have been identified aimed at opposing, preventing and not tolerating discriminatory conduct based on diversity, and in particular sexual violence or harassment in the workplace, so as to ensure respect for the dignity of each individual and to foster interpersonal relations based on principles of equality and mutual propriety.
Company staff and management training programmes must include information about the guidelines adopted on the prevention of sexual harassment and the procedures to be followed if harassment takes place.
Specific training measures on the protection of personal freedom and dignity, to be implemented also with the support of the Interprofessional Funds, will be organised by the companies in order to prevent the occurrence of conduct that can be construed as sexual harassment and to promote specific behaviour aimed at disseminating a culture of respect for the person.
To this end, the trade unions will organise staff meetings on these topics.
Companies will prepare informative materials for workers on what to do in the event of sexual harassment.
Within one month from the signing of this CCNL, the Parties shall identify a Code of Conduct / Guidelines with the measures and procedures to be adopted in the fight against sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, which shall be implemented by the individual companies.