The Permanent Conference for Working Women, which met on Tuesday July 16 at the Center for Trade Union & Workers Services in Cairo, called on the Egyptian government to sign the agreement (number 190 of 2019) on the criminalization of violence and harassment in the workplaces, which was adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), during its recent conference in Geneva.
The Center for Trade Union & Workers Services’ official page stated that the participants in the conference decided to launch a campaign, in support of the agreement and to ask the Egyptian government to sign it.
The participants in the Permanent Conference for Working Women stressed the importance of the international conventions issued by the ILO, as they contribute to the legal protection of all workers. These conventions are considered as powerful as the national laws after their signing. This is affirmed by the Egyptian Constitution issued in 2014 through Article 93: “The state shall adhere to the international agreements, conventions, and covenants on human rights ratified by Egypt and shall be implemented, according to the prescribed conditions.»
In the same context, during the conference, an agreement was reached regarding the organization of a press conference, in cooperation between the Center for Trade Union & Workers Services and a number of trade unionists. Moreover, all the concerned civil society organizations are invited to participate in the conference to ask the government to sign the agreement.
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