Thank you for bringing up a really important part of when we talk about the care economy and we talk about the importance of long-term investments. When we look at the care economy, we're talking about women workers. You're right. The legislation that came in, in the fall, which was going to assist with this kind of violence, is a welcome addition. This will mean there is a possible criminal path, when people are being harassed.
The study I referred to, in terms of the CFNU, showed that in the last 12 months, 61% of nurses reported experiencing a serious problem at work. It looked at many items, whether it was a manager, a patient or the public. The reality is that it not only makes these jobs unwelcoming, if we're looking at it as a labour force, but also means we have to put in more protections.
We support the steps taken in the fall. There is a lack of access sometimes to these kinds of rights if you are not unionized. When we look at nurses, there's high unionization and that is very important. We will also have more specific numbers for you, because we have partnered and we have a study coming out at the end of this month, which is a survey around harassment. The initial numbers, unfortunately, are reiterating the story we have heard, which is that so many people don't feel safe at work.
It's about legislation like that. It's also about supporting things like C190, the ILO convention, when we look at how harassment and violence should not be allowed at work.