MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS I (EMPL I)
#MeToo: Despite the Commission’s commitment to a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment in the workplace, six out of ten European women still suffer sexism at work. What measures can the EU take together with Member States to combat workplace violence and its effects on the health and safety of workers? Submitted by:
Rebekka Barry (FI), Jimena Garcia (ES), Oona Isohade (FI), Alara Karabağ (TR), Jemima Mbuta Mboma, Aleksei Nikolajev (FI), Elli Putkonen (FI), Emeliina Vilo (FI), Teodora Arsenović (Chairperson, RS)
The European Youth Parliament, A. Deeply regretting the fact that 75% of women in qualified professions or top management jobs have experienced sexual harassment at work, B. Deeply concerned by the lack of reporting of sexual harassment in the workplace due to the possibility of employer retaliation1, C. Disturbed by the insufficient amount of support mechanisms for women who suffered sexual harassment, D. Fully alarmed by the public’s lack of knowledge on the sexual harassment legislation, E. Noting with deep concern that sexual harassment perpetrators rarely face consequences, F. Deeply concerned by the salary discrepancies between men and women with women's gross hourly earnings being on average 14.1 % below those of men in the EU, G. Noting with deep regret the normalisation of sexual harassment which leads to its 1
Retaliation is an act of getting revenge. 9
