Title of Project: VIOLET – Towards workplaces without sexual harassment and violence
Implementation period: 01.05.2025 – 30.04.2028
Total project budget:
Funding programme: Co-funded by the European Union
Goal: Projekti VIOLET synon të sigurojë një mjedis pune të sigurt dhe të respektueshëm për të gjithë, pa ngacmim seksual.
Projekti adreson ngacmimin seksual dhe dhunën në vendin e punës përmes një qasjeje të integruar që përfshin analiza të situatës, ndërhyrje konkrete, adresim dhe komunikim.
Project partners:
- The Slovak National Centre for Human Rights (SNCHR) – Slovakia
- The Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson (OEOO) of Lithuania
- The Commission for Equality at Labour and Employment (CITE) of Portugal
- Plataforma Portuguesa para os Direitos das Mulheres (ASSOCIACAO, PT) (PpDM) – Portugal
- Comenius University Bratislava (CU BA) – Slovakia
- The Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination (CPD ALB) –Albania
- Together for Life in Albania (TFL) – Albania
- The Commission for Protection and Prevention against Discrimination (CPPD) – North Macedonia
- The Public Defender of Rights (PDR CZ) – Czechia
- The European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET) – Czechia
Specific objectives:
- Enhance capacities of NEBs to tackle SH and upscale impact of their work.
- Increase understanding to prevalence of SH at the workplace including risk factors, barriers to
reporting and prevention practices at the workplaces. - Increase safety at workplaces through preventive measures implemented at organisational level.
- Increase effectivity of national policies and cooperation of key actors.
- Strengthen legal protection from SH at the workplace.
Results
- Variety of professionals working in prevention of SH and/or protection of victim’s rights will
develop their professional capacity. - NEBs will have access to up-to-date findings about SH as a form of discrimination that will be
used within the mandate of NEBs and NHRIs. - Project will increase cooperation of stakeholders to address SH on national levels: labour
inspectorates, trade unions, equality bodies, repr. of employers and repr. of employees including ppl
with disabilities, queer community, ethnic and national minorities etc. - Project will initiate and nurture systemic changes within organisations by implementation of
preventive measures. - Project will bring about impact on the systemic level also by assessment and evaluation of
legal framework. - Project will increase awareness of the public by targeted communication campaigns on national
levels. - The project will contribute to increased level of reporting.
- Integration of prevention programmes into the regular activities of equality bodies.
- Supporting legal reforms in accordance with European Union and International Labour Organization (ILO) standards.
Long-term impact
- Promoting sustainable and lasting institutional change through the implementation of codes of conduct and protective mechanisms.
- Strengthening the implementation of national and EU legislation.
- Development of sustainable training and awareness-raising tools.
- Promoting a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment in the workplace.
- Improving the safety and well-being of employees.
