Report by Nawaz Arain [ Karachi – Pakistan ], www.asiacommune.org
Workers Organisations UNITE for “Elimination of Gender-based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work” at Mehran Hotel, on Monday Eve, 29th November 2021.
Speakers at a seminar stressed the government to immediately ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention C-190, to ensure a world of work free from violence and harassment. They were speaking at a consultative meeting of stakeholders on the “Elimination of Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in the World of Work”
This was organised Jointly by the Workers Education and Research Organisation [WERO], International Union of Food Workers [IUF], Public Services International [PSI] and All Sindh Lady Health Workers and Employees Union [ASLHWEU] and Sindh Nari Porhiat Council.
The purpose of the meeting was to prepare recommendations for the improvement of current legislation as well as the need to aware workers and civil society about the issues faced by workers at their workplace.
Main Speakers were Ms. Nuzhat Shirin, Ms. Zehra Khan, Qamar Ul Hassan , Saeed Baloch along with working women at Grassroots level. Speakers Shared their experiences on working women issues & suggested how to Unite to protect working women against Gender Based Violence & Harassment at work place in general. Mir Zulfiqar Ali, Executive Director WERO conducted this consultation.
(Reported by Nawaz Arain, Karachi, Pakistan for Asia Commune).
