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Updated Toolkit on workplace harassment
We are pleased to announce the update of our toolkit Workplace Harassment: What Employers Can and Must Do.
Why update this toolkit?
The world of work and the legal landscape are constantly changing. The expectations and needs of employees and employers evolve over time. It is in this context that the toolkit on harassment in the workplace has been updated. It has been revised with the addition of a new tool aimed at better understanding and acting on sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as a sample organizational policy on harassment.
As a result, this updated kit enables companies not only to comply with the requirements of the new regulations, but above all to promote healthy, respectful work environments that benefit everyone.
This toolkit includes 9 tools and is devided into 2 parts, which will enable you to:
- Develop your deployment approach.
- Support managers and employees in managing harassment in the workplace.
Access to our toolkit is now available to Global-Watch affiliated employers.

Harassment in the workplace: from awareness to action
Workplace harassment is not new, but its existence has only been documented and studied in recent decades. In fact, the International Labour Organization estimates that around 23% of workers worldwide have already been victims of some form of workplace violence, including psychological or sexual harassment. What’s more, in 2024, according to Statistics Canada, 60% of women and 29% of men aged 25-34 said they had been victims of sexual harassment at work, a situation that has worsened over the past 50 years. The picture is similar in Europe and the United States.
The prevention of harassment in the workplace in all its forms is therefore at the heart of organizations’ concerns, especially as harassment, as a major psychosocial risk, is increasingly legislated throughout the world.
As the person responsible for your organization’s deployment strategy, your role is to put in place the necessary measures to prevent harassment not only among employees, but also among all your stakeholders. The challenge is great, but it’s also important, considering the consequences of harassment on individuals, such as depressive symptoms and burnout, and, on an organizational scale, increased absenteeism and turnover.
Combating harassment in the workplace requires a rigorous and structured approach, rooted in awareness, prevention and the active support of stakeholders. The Workplace Harassment Toolkit is a relevant guide for those responsible for deployment strategy, offering both strategic and practical resources for understanding, preventing and dealing with harassment in all its forms.