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Sexual Harassment Training: Seeking Security for Women in the Workplace

ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act (Section 509), a seminar-cum-book launch was held on Monday to make the effective implementation of law possible at all levels at a local hotel.

International Labour Organisation (ILO), OXFAM, Alliance against Sexual Harassment-AASHA and Mehergarh (an NGO) jointly organised the seminar titled ‘Leaders of Change – Implementation of Anti-Sexual Harassment Legislation’. AASHA Executive Director Fouzia Saeed; Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Samina Fazil; ILO Country Representative Margaret Reade Rounds; Wilson Lee of National Endowment for Democracy and Mehfooz Elahi of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry spoke on the occasion.

To promote opportunities for women and men to obtain descent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity, the two booklets were launched at the event that discusses the anti-sexual harassment policies. Focusing on the significance of healthy and productive workforce for a country, Ms Rounds said, “Any kind of harassment is a violation of the worker’s right whether male or female.” On behalf of ILO office for Pakistan, she expressed gratitude for the research done by AASHA under the ILO project “Towards Gender Parity in Pakistan” and vowed to continue the goal.

Wilson Lee pressed that only concerned individuals, civil society, political parties and government officials could make the implementation of law possible across the country at all levels, while Mehfooz Elahi pledged to support the cause at all levels.

The first booklet titled ‘Leaders of Change’ (drawing lessons from case studies of organisations with anti-sexual harassment policies) by Sadaf Ahmad highlights the processes through which the work and environment can be transformed into a more dignified, professional and productive space. It also draws attention to the mechanism that need to be put in place to address any violations of human dignity.

Source: Pakistan Daily Times link