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WORKPLACE BULLYING: IN SEARCH OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

WORKPLACE BULLYING: IN SEARCH OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE. Dr David Beale and Dr Helge Hoel, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK. 1. Workplace Bullying Research: Introduction to the Issue. 1.1 European origins / assumptions 1.2 Definition

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WORKPLACE BULLYING: IN SEARCH OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

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  1. WORKPLACE BULLYING: IN SEARCH OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Dr David Beale and Dr Helge Hoel, Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, UK

  2. 1. Workplace Bullying Research: Introduction to the Issue 1.1 European origins / assumptions 1.2 Definition 1.3 Distinction between bullying and single violent acts 1.4 Our approach 1.5 This paper

  3. 2. Some Case Studies 2.1 ‘Northern Ireland’: • 1968-1994 – key stages in the conflict. • Sectarian divisions in community and workplaces. • Sectarian attacks on and threats to workers. • Broader context essential to an understanding of workplace bullying and harassment. 2.2 Colombia: • 40 years of armed conflict. • Amnesty: ‘… frequent assaults, assassinations, disappearances, torture and kidnappings’. • 3000 trade unionists murdered since 1989. • Right wing governments, left wing guerrilla groups, active paramilitaries, drug cartels, class divisions… • But Colombian trade unionists are not "…accidental or collateral victims of the armed conflict that has been raging in the country for decades" (ITUC 2007/ ESN).

  4. 3. Workplace Bullying and Labour Standards: the Case of Child Labour 3.1 352m workers under age of 18; of which 260m carry out inappropriate work (ICTUR, ILO) 3.2 Rationale of many child labourers cf. ‘Worst Forms of Child Labour’ 3.3 2006 UN report on violence against children: • Fundamental power imbalance; no escape • Perpetrators’ aims: punish, teach, control • Work specific factors and broader context • Children’s rights to be party to the solutions

  5. 4. Some Conclusions, Intervention and ‘Prevention’ 4.1 European perspectives: • essentially an emphasis on psychological impact 4.2 Global perspectives: • must incorporate violence and its threat in any analysis. • must take into account work and non-work contexts. • must take into account labour standards and human rights frameworks. • must note critical role of TUs, NGOs, social movements, and workplace activism and intervention in their implementation. • must consider the significance of globalisation and related issues, MNC power, and international TU campaigns.

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