Barbados Against Sexual Harassment At Work Place
One Caribbean Nation. National Flag of Barbados The Mahogany Coconut Group welcomes the recent legislation, by the Barbados Government, in the form of the Employment Sexual Harassment Prevention Bill, that will seek to curb sexual harassment at the work place. MCG is not surprised at the opposition to the Bill because we have maintained that certain cultural habits, do not disappear overnight. What we find particularly disappointing, is the reaction of some females, which suggests that they are seriously unaware of their rights. And have perhaps accepted, that the disrespectful behavior of some men in the work place toward them, is just a part of our culture. Obviously, the current political atmosphere, with general elections in sight, guarantees that some political objection would emerged but at least the official Opposition has thrown its weight behind the bill. We have seen the same diatribe in relation to legislation dealing with domestic violence and ch...
