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 sexual harassment and ensure security in the workplace and educational institutions. The Alliance has been doing policy advocacy for enacting sexual harassment prevention and protection laws in the workplace and educational institutions, raising awareness and training on High Court Verdict of 2009, initiating and implementing sexual harassment prevention committees in factories/institutions as per High Court directives and ratifying ILO Convention 190. ‘Gender Platform Bangladesh’ has drafted the proposed “Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act 2018” and submitted it to the Hon’ble Minister and Minister of State of the Ministry of Law.

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