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The following applicable IFC Performance Standards aim to identify and ensure that social 
and economic impacts of a project are addressed in the relevant areas, in particular: 
 
Performance Standard 2: Labour and Working Conditions; 
In accordance with IFC Performance Standard 2 (Labour and Working Conditions) there is a 
requirement to align with the following conventions: 
 
ILO Convention 29 on Forced Labour; 
 
ILO Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to 
Organize; 
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ILO Convention 98 on the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining; 
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ILO Convention 100 on Equal Remuneration; 
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ILO Convention 105 on the Abolition of Forced Labour; 
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ILO Convention 138 on Minimum Age (of Employment); 
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ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour; 
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ILO Convention 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation); 
 
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 32.1; and 
 
UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members 
of their Families. 
In addition, the Project will also be required to adhere to the United Nations Guiding Principles 
on Business and Human Rights to ensure that it complies with all applicable laws and to respect 
human rights. 
IFC
 
G
UIDANCE ON 
G
ENDER 
B
ASED 
V
IOLENCE AND 
H
ARASSMENT 
(GBVH)
 IN THE 
C
ONSTRUCTION 
S
ECTOR
 
The assessment, prevention, monitoring and response measures in regards to GBVH should be 
underpinned by the following principles: 
 
Survivor Centred: The rights of GBVH survivors need to be consistently prioritised 
and used as the starting point for all decisions on efforts to assess, prevent, monitor 
and respond to GBVH. 

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Safe: Survivors, witnesses and those who report and seek to address GBVH can be 
at risk of retaliation, including threatening and violent behaviour, often from those 
who do not like their position of power being challenged. Companies should 
prioritise the safety of those who have experienced, witnessed and reported 
GBVH. 
 
Context specific: All measures need to be rooted in a thorough understanding of 
the local context. Investors and companies should understand the legal and social 
context and identify the support mechanisms that are in place. 
 
Collaborative: Companies should seek inputs from a range of internal and external 
stakeholders to increase the likelihood of broader buy-in and make GBVH 
prevention more effective. 
 
Inclusive: Companies should recognise the heightened risks of GBVH faced by 
certain groups who are subject to discrimination and marginalisation. High risk 
groups often include people with disabilities, single parents, migrants and ethnic 
minorities and sexual and gender minorities. The system should also account for 
illiterate or non-literate people who may not be able to access written information 
on GBVH reporting mechanisms. 
 
Integrated: Processes, efforts to assess, prevent, monitor and respond to GBVH 
needs to be integrated as much as possible into existing processes and 
management systems, such as occupational health safety, security management 
systems, environmental and social management systems (ESMS) and human 
resources (HR) policies and procedures. 
 
Non-discriminatory: All survivors need to be listened to and treated equally and 
promote diversity in the work place. 
 
Well-informed: Companies should draw on relevant expertise when developing 
prevention and response measures. The grievance mechanism and investigation 
procedures should be set up to ensure they are appropriate, relevant and safe in 
the local context. 
According to the guidance, the benefits of addressing GBVH include: 
 
Improves workers’ physical and emotional wellbeing and strengthens 
occupational health and safety. 
 
Avoids reputational damage, financial risks and legal liabilities for companies, 
investors and construction contractors. 
 
Builds relationships and social license to operate in communities. This can result 
from regular dialogue to understand and track project GBVH risks as well as the 
effective use of measures to prevent and respond to GBVH. 
 
Broadens the pool of potential workers that companies can draw upon, including 
women workers from nearby communities because of lower perceived risk of 
GBVH.