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SHW* - sexual harassment in the workplace

The total number of the studied target group who took part in the survey is 126 employees, of whom: 82.4% are women and 17.6% are men.

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The society and the employees are much more sensitive to the general issue of discrimination, including sexual harassment.

921 are the complaints received at the Commission for Protection against Discrimination in 2019. They are almost double the number of complaints in 2017, when they were only 535 and last year their number reached 600.

This became clear at a press conference on the "Partnership for Sustainable Refugee Inclusion” project, which was held this Tuesday at the BTA Press Club, as well as online with the presence of a number of journalists and representatives of numerous established non-governmental organizations.

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PROJECT

Sexual harassment in the workplace takes many different forms and can come from a co-worker, a supervisor, or a customer or client. Even though in recent years more victims speak out about their experiences, the issue remains underreported. Most employees are afraid to denounce sexual harassment as they might lose their jobs, be penalized or even blamed. Identifying the methods to prevent and address this phenomenon requires combined efforts and common policies and practices.

TEAMWORK is a European initiative that focuses on strengthening the combat against sexual harassment in the workplace, by enabling HR professionals and managers to recognize, prevent and tackle cases with the aim to create a culture of zero tolerance to this phenomenon.

Pertners:

KMOP – Social Action and Innovation Centre, Greece

Adecco – Adecco Formazione SRL, Italy

CSCD – Center for Sustainable Communities Development Foundation, Bulgaria

SURT – Fundació de Dones, Spain

OIT – Oxfam Italia Onlus, Italy

They took place in March and May in the UNHCR building with trainers from the Bulgarian School of Politics "Dimitar Panitsa", representatives of the NGO sector and university professors.