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According to inge te Brake, the results of investigations into sexually transgressive behaviour are “in stark contrast” with the number of people who actually report abuses.
The National Working Conditions Survey shows on Wednesday that 6 percent of young women have received unwanted sexual attention from a colleague or manager in the past year.
“But we see that people have not yet reported this sufficiently,” says Te Brake. “Or that they feel that the situation does not improve if they report it.”
“The channels are often there,” said the LVV chairman. “Yet we do not yet see that more people now dare to report about colleagues or a manager if they experience undesirable behavior.”
Te Brake sees that examples only emerge in the media if a report of cross-border behaviour has been handled poorly. “Look at D66, Volt and Ajax, for example.
Association of Confidential Counsellors: ‘Insufficient reports of sexual abuse’
These are all negative experiences of people who have made a report and who were not listened to,” says Te Brake.
The LVV chairman sees that in these examples a larger investigation could have been prevented. “If the ladies had been listened to from minute one and their story had been taken seriously, it would never have had to come to an investigation.
I now understand very well that the people who have made a report are disappointed with how their case has been handled.”
Association of Confidential Counsellors: ‘Insufficient reports of sexual abuse’
LVV wants system to make safer reporting
In the cases where things went wrong, according to the LVV, a system is needed to be able to report undesirable behavior more safely.
“And if an investigation is done, it should not remain on the shelf for a year, as with D66. Something like that rattles on all sides,” says Te Brake.
The LVV chairman points out that the National Working Conditions Survey is not only about people who experience sexually transgressive behaviour.
“It’s also about bullying, intimidation, aggression and violence, which is more common.” People can also contact their confidential advisers for this.
In the survey, 13 percent of all employees stated that they have to deal with bullying, intimidation or violence from colleagues or managers within their job. 8 percent of employees say they have been discriminated against at work in 2021.
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