ILO VIOLENCE AT WORK REPORT PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE
June 1st, 2006
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organisation (ILO) has warned of both an increase in violence at work worldwide and of an increasing variety of threats, which are increasingly psychological rather than purely physical. In its latest global study of workplace violence, ILO says: "Bullying, harassment, mobbing and allied behaviours can be just as damaging as outright physical violence. Today, the instability of many types of jobs places huge pressures on workplaces, and we're seeing more of these forms of violence." The report notes ...
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