Source: The News
Date: July 27, 2010
The number of public sector organisations that have complied with the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act and incorporated the code of conduct into their policies have reached 43, said Adviser to the Prime Minister on Women Development Yasmeen Rehman.
She was chairing awareness raising seminar on ‘Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplaces’ held at the Planning and Development Division. She was certain that in a few months, a considerable number of organisations would have a sound mechanism for addressing grievances about sexual harassment. She also appreciated the fact that more than 300 private sector organisations had adopted this act even before its enforcement.
Yasmeen Rehman announced that one day training of the members of the inquiry committees will be organised within a period of thirty days. “Under the directives of the prime minister, an implementation watch committee has also been constituted to facilitate and monitor the implementation of recently passed legislation against sexual harassment of women.” Through this law, she said that a positive approach would flourish as far as resolution of such cases is concerned. “Previously, the only solution in the place was to sack the victim,” she added.
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