Mobbing.tv

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MOBBING: Emotional Abuse at Work

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Though the English word mob denotes a group, mobbing has been adopted as a generic term for all forms of bullying in Scandinavia and German speaking parts of Europe and can be used interchangeably.

However, in the English speaking world, mobbing denotes, more specifically a `ganging up` by others to harass and intimidate.

Mobbing is typically found in work environments that have poorly organized production and/or working methods and incapable or inattentive management and that mobbing victims are usually `exceptional individuals who demonstrated intelligence, competence, creativity, integrity, accomplishment and dedication`.

Awareness is slowly growing in the U.S. and in Canada about the darker side of work and the devastating effects that mobbing and bullying can have on the self, health, organizations and society.

Our colleagues in North America, though still rather few, do their part to contribute to the growing interest.

For example: Three conferences on the topic have been organized in the U.S. since 2000, in California, Massachusetts and Iowa; the Department of Environmental Quality for the State of Oregon has established the first anti-mobbing policy in the U.S.;
efforts to add new anti-mobbing legislation are under way in California, other states and in Canada; and several new Internet self-help and advice groups and websites address specific professional groups or aspects of incivility at work.

In the aftermath of the Columbine and other school shooting tragedies, the media has increasingly discussed bullying in the schools, thus also raising awareness of adult bullying/mobbing in the workplace.

Parallel to these developments in the U.S., pro-action keeps growing around the world.
For example, a major international conference was held in early 2002 in Australia.
In January 2002, France enacted an anti-mobbing law. In, Canada, the province of Quebec, has adopted anti-harassment/mobbing legislation. In Columbia, anti-harassment legislation has been enacted in February 2006.

We are proud to say that our book and website were quoted by the congressmen who sponsored the bill before the Columbian Congress.

Most importantly, in Germany, workplace mobbing has been acknowledged in the medical establishment as an ill-making condition and is recognized in the European Union as an occupational safety and health risk.

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