PESHAWAR: Federal Ombudsman Secretariat for Protection against Harassment (FOSPH) at workplace on Saturday arranged an awareness seminar regarding gender sensitivity and workplace ethics.

The seminar was held at the Railway Station Peshawar, according to a statement issued here.

Speaking on this occasion, regional commissioner FOSPH Rubab Mehdi said women at large felt threatened and unsafe at workplaces. She apprised the audience that FOSPH had ensured harassment-free environment at workplace in both the public and private sectors, and urged the participants, particularly women, to report any harassment incident to FOSPH online or through the internal inquiry committee.

Ms Mehdi said FOSPH also covered property rights and, as such could help people claim their dispossessed property.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2021

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