The National Assembly on Thursday passed “The Protection against Harassment at Workplaces Bill 2009”, to create a safe working environment for the women free of harassment, abuse and intimidation with a view to fulfil their right to work with dignity. The house also incorporated amendments moved by Dr Attiya Inayatullah into the bill.
Congratulating the House after passage of the Bill, Speaker National Assembly Fehmida Mirza said that it was beauty of democracy that government did not oppose amendments proposed in the bill.
Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan said that the incumbent government was all committed for the rights of the women. Minister further said that those who assassinated Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto did not succeed to stop her motion to empower women of the country. A number of steps were taken by the PPP governments in the past for the rights of the women. The lawmakers of different parties appreciated the bill describing it a way forward to bring 51 per cent population to mainstream.
Appreciating the bill MNAs Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Aftab Sheikh, Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Sherry Rehman, Bushra Gohar, Haider Abbas Rizvi, Ishrat Ashraf, Yasmeen Rehman, Attiya Inayatullah, Munawar Talpur, Khurram Jehangir Wattoo, Dr Zile Huma, Dr Donia Aziz, Noorul Haq Qadri, Nadeem Afzal Chan and other spoke on the occasion. Highlighting the importance of bill, the PPP lawmaker was of the view that the passage of bill as a legacy of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto who struggled to protect rights of women at workplace.
Speaking on the occasion the women legislators also congratulated the government. They also lauded the role of women activists and media and their input in finalising the bill. They also suggested constituting a committee of the parliament to monitor the implementation once the bill becomes an act.
The members from opposition parties including the PML-N and PML-Q also advocated the policies of their parties towards the protection of women rights. They also supported the government in its initiatives Under this law every organisation would have to constitute a three members inquiry committee with at least one women as member within 30 days of the enforcement of this act to enquire into complaints under this act.
Source:- http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/22-Jan-2010/NA-passes-law-against-women-harassment
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