Country | Uganda |
Year | 2012 |
Type of Measure | Other relevant laws > Employment/Labor law |
Form of Violence | Sexual harassment |
The Employment Sexual Harassment Regulations ordered by the Government of Uganda states that an employer with more than twenty-five employees shall adopt a written policy against sexual harassment which includes a notice to employees that sexual harassment is unlawful, a statement of consequences for employees who are found to have committed sexual harassment, and education and training programs on sexual harassment for all employees on a regular basis. The employer is to also create a sexual harassment committee in which the committee receives and registers complaints of sexual harassment. Reported cases are investigated by the labour officer.