April 2024

Sexual harassment is an instance of sexual advancement which is unwelcome. They can be physical or verbal or coercive actions that are of sexual nature, including exchanges for sexual favours. Under the United Nations Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) – of which Singapore is a signatory – sexual […]

The Minister of Employment and Labour has published the new Code of Good Practice on the prevention and elimination of harassment in the workplace (the Code) in terms of the Employment Equity Act (EEA). The Code became effective on 18 March 2022 The Code defines an act of Harassment’ as “generally understood to be [a]

The right to fair labour practises is a fundamental guarantee given by the constitution of Kenya. The law upholds the rights and freedoms of every individual. The law also guarantees the right to freedom and security of the person, the right to human dignity and freedom from discrimination. When we look at the protections provided

The #metoo movement had a powerful impact on how the Chinese looked at workplace harassment, allowing for exposure to the existing pervasive nature of sexual harassment in China. This movement began in early 2018 in China by a woman named Zhou Xiaoxuan who had previously exposed a public figure Zhu Jun for groping and forcibly

Social psychologist Okada Yasuko coined the term ‘pawa-hara’ in 2003. She had worked for the victims of harassment. Her work was one of the major reasons for workplace harassment to be recognized while starting a conversation around the same. The term pawa hara is an abbreviated form where ‘pawa’ refers to power and ‘hara’ means