SINGAPORE - A landmark pact that aims to combat harassment and violence in the workplace was adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) last month - but Singapore abstained from voting for it, joining a minority of five other governments that did so.
The Violence And Harassment Convention 2019 is an international labour standard under the ILO, a United Nations agency, that will be legally binding on countries that choose to ratify it.
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