Awareness Seminar on harassment against women held at University of Turbat
Posted on 12 Feb, 2022 - Published by
An awareness seminar regarding “protection against harassment of women at workplace act 2016” was organized by the University of Turbat (UoT) in collaboration with Ombudsperson Balochistan for the Protection Against Harassment of Women. The seminar was held at the Faculty of Law and multipurpose hall of the UoT’s main campus on 8th and 9th February 2022 respectively.
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Turbat, Prof. Dr. Jan Muhammad, Provincial Ombudsperson Anti-harassment Balochistan, Advocate Sabira Islam, Dean, Faculty of Legal Education, Prof. Dr. Gul Hassan, and Assistant Director, Ibrahim Kakar spoke on the occasion.
Addressing the seminar, Advocate Sabira Islam said “lack of awareness regarding anti-harassment act among masses is one of the main reason of the commission of workplace harassment. Our women feel frightened to file complaints against cases pertaining to harassment. Constituting the act will be useless if the proper implementation is not ensured. We are determined to ensure proper implementation of the act 2016 pertaining to protection against harassment of women at workplace.”
She requested to parents give confidence to their daughters to contribute in the efforts for creating awareness against harassment of women at their workplace. She said that our aim is to safeguard the rights of women on a professional level and to provide them equal opportunities to grow and prosper within their respective fields.
VC UoT, Prof. Dr. Jan Muhammad thanked Provincial Ombudsperson for arranging this event in order to create an in-depth awareness against harassment faced by women at their workplace. He said, besides making an anti-harassment committee, the University of Turbat is making all-out efforts to curb this evil of harassment from society. Besides, briefing the seminar about the increasing ratio of women enrollment at UoT, Dr. Jan Muhammad also highlighted the opportunities and facilities provided to female students for acquiring higher education at UoT in a peaceful and conducive environment.
The speakers pledged to work together in creating awareness regarding the anti-harassment act 2016 and to eradicate all kinds of violence against women. Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences and Business Administration, Dr. Waseem Barkat, Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dr. Naeemullah, Dean Academics, Dr. Adeel Ahmed, UoT’s Registrar Ganguzar Baloch, Director Public Relations Ijaz Ahmed, Focal Person of the event, Mahnaz Bashir, PSO to Vice-Chancellor, Chakar Hyder, Deputy Director, Sher Alam Mari, Protocol Officer, Meer Bahad, Assistant Registrar, Ghous Bakhsh Baloch, heads of various academic and administrative departments, faculty members and students attended the seminar.
