Mrs Comfort Asomah, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has expressed worry about the rising incidences of sexual abuses and harassments against female workers in various workplace.

The disturbing practice, she added, did not only traumatize the victims, but also affected their passion and desire to go to work, and thereby, slowed down productivity.

In an interview with Sompa FM in Sunyani, Mrs Asomah noted that often youth women between 25 and 35 years were people who mostly went through sexual abuses and harassment in the “hands of their superiors” at work places.

“There are reported cases from the masses. Victims who fail to give in, or satisfy the sexual appetite and desires of their superiors then receive hatred, abuses and most often, are denied certain privileges and rights at work”, she stated.

Mrs Asomah, therefore, called on the government through the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to expedite action on the ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Convention 190(C190) to improve workplace safety for women in particular.

“The ratification of the C190 is long overdue and Ghana must speed up before the situation worsened”, she stated.

Mrs Asomah emphasized safety at work remained non-negotiable and therefore underlined the importance in ensuring a zero tolerance for sexual harassment at the workplaces, saying “every workplace must be safe and conducive for all to work.”

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