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Pakistan: Draft legislation on sexual harassment |
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Ms. Sherry Rehman, the Federal Minister for Women Development in Pakistan has announced the creation of a draft legislation bill on sexual harassment, ‘Protection for Women from Harassment Act’ on 18 October 2008.
The draft legislation was written by the Pakistan’s Women Development Industry and AASHA, a network of civil society organizations. The bill aims to facilitate an environment where legal protection of women against sexual harassment in the workplace is guaranteed. It is being formalised with the inclusion of other civil society actors and stakeholders in order to insure that multiple gender perspectives are addressed.
The bill includes a Code of Conduct for implementation at the workplace and provides a guideline for employee behaviour. Though the legislation has not been formally passed, about 300 organisations in Pakistan have voluntarily adopted the Code of Conduct in their workplace.
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Learn about the work that AASHA has done in Pakistan
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