There is a dire need to implement laws against women harassment at workplace so that they could play their due role in the stream of national development in an effective manner. This was stated by Aima Mehmood, Executive Director of Working Women Organisation, a non-governmental organisation on the second day of the three-day media training workshop titled 'Gender and Labour Issues' held at a local hotel on Wednesday organised by Inter-media Pakistan.
She said the state was responsible to give protection to women who were facing harassment at workplace while media could play a vital role for creating awareness among women about their rights. She said after passing the laws against harassment at workplace, all public and private organisations were bound to constitute a committee to resolve harassment matters and if a victim woman thinks that committee was showing undue favour for accused person(s), and then she can submit her application to the office of ombudsman. Aima urged the journalists to publicise laws against the gender equality and sexual harassment to sensitise people about the repercussions of the offence.