The figures put forward Monday by the International Labor Organization (ILO) challenge.

More than one in five people have experienced some form of workplace violence and harassment globally, reveals a survey that is the first attempt to provide a global overview of the phenomenon.

Thus, "743 million people have experienced at least one form of violence and harassment at work during their working life", according to data collected last year.

Approximately one-third (31.8%) of victims reported being subjected to more than one form of violence and harassment, and 6.3% of victims experienced all three forms (physical, psychological and sexual) of this phenomenon during their professional life.

Less than half of the victims report the facts

But what is most striking is that less than 55% spoke about their ordeal.

This survey was carried out among 75,000 people in 121 countries, mainly by telephone.

The conversations were conducted in a way that overcomes differing perceptions of what constitutes violence or harassment around the world.

In China, where government authorization was required, some questions could not be asked.

Psychological violence is the most common and affects 17.9% of men and women - or 583 million people - during their working lives.

Next come physical attacks, which affect just under one person in 10 (8.5% or 277 million people).

The survey notes that men are more likely than women to report this type of violence.

Violence and harassment of a sexual nature affect approximately one in fifteen employed persons (6.3% or 205 million people) and unsurprisingly, the survey underlines that “women are particularly exposed to it”.

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