Analysis of violence and workplace harassment of women in state institutions (Original).

Abstract

This article analyzes the Constitutional regulations and international instruments for the protection of women against violence and workplace harassment in State institutions. Documentary information was collected such as doctrinal books on labor matters and research papers carried out and published on the subject, such as these, essays, and scientific articles. Legal texts such as the current Constitution of the Republic, codes, regulations, complementary regulations to laws, as well as international legal instruments to which Ecuador is a signatory, were analyzed. It is identified that violence against women in the workplace has been increasing and that despite the fact that there are laws and regulations that sanction this type of act, women do not report for fear of losing their job. Although in recent years in Ecuador a series of norms, legal modifications and protocols have been implemented, there is a lot of legal dispersion regarding the issue of violence and workplace harassment against women in the workplace, which can generate confusion regarding the application of the norms. In addition, what has been ruled in this regard is still insufficient, since one must be more specific in terms of the burden of proof and reparation mechanisms must be provided for the victims, which is not referred to in any of the laws consulted.