Walpe pushes for Sexual Harassment Bill

PARLIAMENT has been urged to craft a law on sexual harassment to ensure stiff penalties on perpetrators to effectively deal with the vice.

This came out last week during a meeting involving the Women’s Academy for Learning and Political Excellence (Walpe), the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Labour, and the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Women Affairs to discuss issues of sexual harassment against women.

Walpe director Sitabile Dewa told MPs that one of the pivotal Bills during the new Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament should be a Sexual Harassment Bill.

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