FOREWORD Acts of violence and discrimination in the workplace in the form of sexual harassment, bullying, and racial harassment are immoral and illegal. They breach fundamental human rights. For the first time in Aotearoa New Zealand, we look at the prevalence and impact of these acts of violence using behavioural definitions from the perspectives of gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual identity, industry, and period of settlement in New Zealand. In particular, our research design ensured that we had a large number of young hospitality workers in the sample to be able to understand their experiences, as this is a group that often bears the brunt of workplace violence. The insights from the study tell us whom survivors seek support from, why many suffer out of sight, and the job status of perpetrators relative to victims. In addition, the study gives a picture of survivors’ perceived usefulness, safety, fairness, and trust towards policies within workplaces, community, government agencies, and the Human Rights Commission itself. Please read with an open mind and heart. Then I encourage you to act to eliminate violence from our workplaces and our lives. Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Te Kāhui Tika Tangata New Zealand Human Rights Commission 2 KANTAR PUBLIC 2022