Sexual harassment in the workplace is a hazard encountered in the working place across the world. It reduces the quality of working life, jeopardizes the well-being of both working men and women, and imposes costs on firms and organizations. The issue pertaining to sexual harassment in the workplace has been addressed by several international groups like the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the European
Union (EU), the Caribbean community (CARICOM), and the organization of American States (OAS) as a human right violation, a form of violence, and discrimination. Since sexual harassment in the workplace pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance …show more content…
This paper will focus on what is being done at the in Malaysia in order to prevent and combat the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace.
1. Introduction
Sexual harassment in the workplace pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it in the working place. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment in the workplace may lead to those subjected to it taking time off from work due to sickness and stress, being less efficient at work or leaving their job entirely to seek work elsewhere.
Employees often suffer the adverse consequences from the harassment itself and the short and long term damage to their employment prospects if they are forced to forego promotion or to change jobs. Sexual harassment in the workplace may also have a damaging impact on employees not themselves the object of unwanted behaviour but who is witness to it or have knowledge of the unwanted behaviour. There are also adverse consequences arising from sexual harassment in the workplace for employers. It has a direct impact on the profitability of …show more content…
In 1994, the Commission on Human Rights appointed Radhika
Coomaraswamy, from Sri Lanka, to the position of Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Including
Its Causes and Consequences. The Special Rapportuer collects and analyzes data on violence against women in order to recommend measures to be taken at the international, regional and national level. The United Nations
Special Rapporteur has recognised sexual harassment in the workplace as one of the principal forms of violence against women around the world. However, it is the researcher observation that there is still no clear definition of sexual harassment in the workplace at the international level. Most of the initiatives taken only conceptualize sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination and violence against women.
The issue of sexual harassment in the workplace has been expressed as manifestation of both sex discrimination and an act of violence against women.4 According to Nancy Wyatt,5 many western societies considered sexual harassment as a form of discrimination because it is used to keep women out of the workplace. Sexual harassment is a violation of fundamental principles of international human rights.6 Although the International Bill of
Union (EU), the Caribbean community (CARICOM), and the organization of American States (OAS) as a human right violation, a form of violence, and discrimination. Since sexual harassment in the workplace pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance …show more content…
This paper will focus on what is being done at the in Malaysia in order to prevent and combat the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace.
1. Introduction
Sexual harassment in the workplace pollutes the working environment and can have a devastating effect upon the health, confidence, morale and performance of those affected by it in the working place. The anxiety and stress produced by sexual harassment in the workplace may lead to those subjected to it taking time off from work due to sickness and stress, being less efficient at work or leaving their job entirely to seek work elsewhere.
Employees often suffer the adverse consequences from the harassment itself and the short and long term damage to their employment prospects if they are forced to forego promotion or to change jobs. Sexual harassment in the workplace may also have a damaging impact on employees not themselves the object of unwanted behaviour but who is witness to it or have knowledge of the unwanted behaviour. There are also adverse consequences arising from sexual harassment in the workplace for employers. It has a direct impact on the profitability of …show more content…
In 1994, the Commission on Human Rights appointed Radhika
Coomaraswamy, from Sri Lanka, to the position of Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Including
Its Causes and Consequences. The Special Rapportuer collects and analyzes data on violence against women in order to recommend measures to be taken at the international, regional and national level. The United Nations
Special Rapporteur has recognised sexual harassment in the workplace as one of the principal forms of violence against women around the world. However, it is the researcher observation that there is still no clear definition of sexual harassment in the workplace at the international level. Most of the initiatives taken only conceptualize sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination and violence against women.
The issue of sexual harassment in the workplace has been expressed as manifestation of both sex discrimination and an act of violence against women.4 According to Nancy Wyatt,5 many western societies considered sexual harassment as a form of discrimination because it is used to keep women out of the workplace. Sexual harassment is a violation of fundamental principles of international human rights.6 Although the International Bill of