ITUC –AP and trade union national centres in the Philippines have carried out the first ever national survey on the impact of domestic violence (DV) on the workplace. The results make painful reading.

• 75% of respondents reported that DV affected their work performance as they were unwell ,distracted or injured as a result.

• One in three respondents (34%) who had experienced domestic violence reported that their abuser was employed in the same workplace.

• Nearly 74% of respondents who reported knowing someone at work who had experienced DV reported that their co-worker’s DV experience affected them too – for example, through increased stress levels, increased workloads or tensions and conflict.

• One in ten (10%) of respondents indicated they had lost their job as a result of DV, while one in five (21%) experienced discrimination from the employer as a result of discussing their DV experience.