Protection against harassment in the workplace

(a) Sexual harassment in the workplace

As for sexual harassment in the workplace, there are legal provisions that criminalize sexual harassment and impose a stiffer penalty where such harassment is perpetrated against women in the workplace.

As for sexual harassment in the workplace, the provisions of the Penal Code criminalize sexual harassment and impose a stiffer penalty where such harassment is perpetrated against women in the workplace.

Sexual harassment in the workplace was not covered by the 1992 Labour Code.

As sexual harassment scandals in Hollywood came to light last October, women have set off a wave of anti sexual harassment and anti sexual harassment in the workplace.

The Government machinery does not routinely collect statistics on sexual harassment at the workplace.

But harassment and racist remarks at the workplace, like racist jokes, are also common.

The Committee is concerned that no legislation exists to criminalize sexual harassment in the workplace.

The Committee urges MSAR to consider enacting legislation to criminalize sexual harassment in the workplace.

Trust Fund to Support a Survey of United Nations Staff on Harassment in the Workplace (HTA)

According to Amnesty International, they were the most frequent victims of sexual harassment, especially in the workplace.

For example, 53.6 per cent of respondents said that they had experienced such harassment in the workplace.

7.2 Please indicate if it contains a provision on marital rape and on sexual harassment beyond the workplace.

(d) Any form of discrimination or harassment, including sexual or gender harassment, as well as physical or verbal abuse at the workplace or in connection with work, is prohibited.

One study conducted by an NGO shows sexual harassment in the workplace is widespread and no profession is immune.

In particular, laws were needed to fight trafficking in women, violence against women and sexual harassment in the workplace.

(f) Awareness raising campaigns and training programmes to encourage the reporting and elimination of sexual harassment in the workplace.

States parties should include in their reports information on sexual harassment, and on measures to protect women from sexual harassment and other forms of violence or coercion in the workplace.

Ms. Gabr, referring to article 11, asked for further information regarding Government action to prevent harassment in the workplace, including details of the anti harassment policy for the civil service.

In 2000 the Working Conditions Act was evaluated with regard to sexual harassment, aggression, violence and bullying in the workplace.

What did they say on occupational health and safety, on ensuring equal pay and on sexual harassment in the workplace?

There needed to be stronger measures to ensure equal pay for women and to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.

Includes sexual harassment in the workplace as grounds for dismissal and for justified resignation by the employer and the worker respectively

As mentioned above, Bill No. 42 would prohibit, punish and eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace and in the education system.

In 1994, a survey of 500 female public and private sector workers confirmed the extent of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Did Benin in fact have a clear definition of workplace sexual harassment, and was it developing any policies to deal with it?

Sexual harassment in the workplace was being dealt with vigorously through information campaigns and the promulgation of a new code in 2002.

Benin had no legal text that defined sexual harassment in the workplace, although mention was made of it in the draft Criminal Code.

Frequently, they experience sexual harassment in the workplace, suffer more and longer unemployment, and continue to bear the largest burden of family responsibilities.

As for sexual harassment beyond the workplace, if the act is considered a rape, the defendant must be punished according to the Criminal Law.

Further to the evaluation report into sexual harassment published in March 2000, a second evaluation will be carried out in 2004 into the functioning and effectiveness of current legislation in the area of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Information on the incidence of cases of sexual harassment in the workplace and the number of complaints that had been registered would also be welcome.

Sexual harassment in the workplace was a Western concept that did not exist in the Gambia, so there were no laws that dealt with it.

Prevention and treatment programmes to combat HIV AIDS must address the gender dimensions linked to gender based coercion, harassment and violence, including at the workplace.

All employees in the public service and in the private sector are protected by a separate Employee Protection Act against sexual harassment at the workplace.

The policy for combating sexual harassment in the workplace will be continued, and the possibility of applying the regulations in new areas will be considered.

In order to ensure stronger enforcement of the Labour Protection Act, and to strengthen the sexual harassment provisions, it is necessary that cases on sexual harassment at workplace be reported as well as directed to responsible organizations or agencies.

Provisions regarding sexual harassment in the workplace and part time work had been included for the first time, and the duration of paid maternity leave increased.

Act No. 44 of 12 August 1995 on the regulation and modernization of labour relations incorporated into the Labour Code a ban on sexual harassment in the workplace, making sexual harassment grounds for dismissal for superiors who engage in it.

Marital rape and sexual harassment in the workplace were defined as crimes for the first time, and severe life sentences were provided for perpetrators of honour crimes.

It requested the Government to provide information on the practical application and enforcement of this provision and any other measures taken to address sexual harassment in the workplace.

(3) holding of two events First National Encounter of Working Women, Maternity Protection for trade unionism with gender equity and against sexual harassment and violence in the workplace.

Noting further that the action plans for the protection and promotion of women include the issue of sexual harassment, the Government was asked to provide information on the results achieved in implementing these plans as to the effective protection of sexual harassment in the workplace.

The Committee regrets that it has not received sufficient information from the State party regarding affirmative action to promote gender equality and measures to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.