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Enactment of Sexual Harassment Prevention and Protection Laws in the Workplace and Educational Institutions; Implementation of High Court Directions and Ratification of ILO Convention 190
In 2009, the High Court issued 11 specific guidelines to prevent sexual harassment and ensure...
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Enactment of Sexual Harassment Prevention and Protection Laws in the Workplace and Educational Institutions; Implementation of High Court Directions and Ratification of ILO Convention 190
In 2009, the High Court issued 11 specific guidelines to prevent sexual harassment and ensure...
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To ensure security in the workplace and educational institutions by preventing all forms of violence and sexual harassment
Gender Platform Bangladesh was formed in January 2017 to prevent all forms of violence and...
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16 days of Activism 2021(8th december 2021)
8 December 2021 (Wednesday) Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall of the National Press Club held...
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Demand legislation to stop sexual harassment in the workplace
In 2009, the High Court issued 11 specific directives to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and in educational institutions. The verdict said the court’s order had to be complied with until the law was enacted in Parliament. But so far, no action has been taken to implement the directives. No law has been passed...
Read more....Gazette publication of Women and Child Abuse Suppression Act
The government has issued the ‘Women and Children Violence Protection (Amendment) Ordinance’ by amending the ‘Women and Children Violence Protection Law- 2000’ by imposing the maximum penalty of death for rape. A section of the existing law has been amended to provide for the death penalty in addition to rigorous life imprisonment as punishment for...
Read more....Demand for cell formation to stop sexual harassment in the workplace
Gender Platform Bangladesh has demanded the formation of a special cell to stop sexual harassment in the workplace. This alliance of organisations working for labour rights says, having this cell in every institution will reduce the pressure from the court in this case. At the same time, the victims will get justice in a timely...
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