Demand for the Enactment of Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws in the Workplace

Gender Platform Bangladesh has demanded six points including the enactment of the ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act’ to ensure a sexual harassment-free workplace. Some other demands of this alliance are, ratification of ILO Convention 190 on Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the Workplace, ensuring proper implementation of the 2009 High Court Guidelines on Prevention of Sexual Harassment, protection of sexual harassment of women workers in the workplace and society, formation of a supervisory committee on the initiative of the government to ensure proper implementation of the directions of the High Court, etc.