Lagos Govment Don Show New Guidelines To Fight Sexual Harassment For Work Place

Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency don show wetin dem find from one recent survey wey dem do with 549 professionals about harassment for work place. Lagos State Govment don launch new guidelines to stop and handle sexual harassment for work place. Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) unveil di framework during one symposium wey happen for Civic Centre, Victoria Island. Di event focus on how sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) dey affect work and how e dey reduce productivity for office and company. Di event gather over 130 professionals from banking, oil and gas, hospitality, FMCG, and trade union sectors. DSVA Executive Secretary, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, talk say SGBV no just be human rights wahala, but e still be big economic challenge. She talk about 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey wey show say dem dey lose $3.0 billion every year, nearly 1% of di whole output. She also show wetin one recent survey of 549 professionals talk about harassment for work place. More than 70% of people wey answer say dem don experience am directly, while 89.3% sabi person wey di thing happen to Only 4.5% talk say dem never face harassment for work place before. Dis kain reality show say e urgent make we get strong workplace policies wey go stop bad behaviour and promote dignity, respect, and inclusion, na wetin she talk. Chairman of Lagos Assembly Committee on Women Affairs, Princess Olumegbon, talk say SGBV na both economic and social wahala wey dem must handle. She assure everybody wey dey di meeting say di House dey committed to strong legal framework wey go fight gender-based violence.

Calls For Zero Tolerance
Di symposium get goodwill messages plus keynote speech from Kemi Ibru, wey be Founder of Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF). Ibru talk how SGBV dey affect work productivity and urge make dem adopt zero-tolerance policies plus support system for survivors. One main highlight na di official launch of Lagos State Guidelines to Prevent and Address Sexual Harassment for Work Place. Di initiative dey aim to make work places for di state safer and more inclusive.