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Joint statement of the European works council and the Inditex Group against violence against women and harassment in the workplace

Company 

Inditex 

 

Date of signature 

17 december 2024 

 

Signatories 

HRD and EWC 

 

Key objectives 

“The EWC and the lnditex Group are committed to effective equality between men and women and are firmly committed to working to eradicate any practice that could lead to inequality. Working on prevention and training to eliminate violence and harassment in the workplace is an essential priority to guarantee respect for human rights and health and safety at work. Violence against women has undeniable effects in the workplace, so it is essential to mitigate them so that workers can develop in safe and peaceful environments. For ail these reasons, the lnditex Group and the EWC are committed to ensuring an atmosphere of respect among workers, involving all levels of the company and social actors.”

 

Duration 

not specified 

 

Implementation and dissemination 

“Actions shall be carried out to raise awareness, as well as to train and implement preventive measures to avoid harassment. These actions must involve the entire workforce, for which specific campaigns will be carried out, taking into account the legislation in force in each case.”

 

Review and monitoring 

“ The EWC equality working group will follow up on the above and on the actions carried out in the different EWC countries. This working group shall submit annually to the plenary a report on this matter.”

 

Dispute settlement and sanctions 

not specified 

 

Related texts 

Global framework agreement Inditex/UNI Global Union (2024)

 

Main topics 

 violence against women, harassment in the workplace

 

 

Download:
Inditex-statement.pdf