Program aims for safer workplaces for women

A new program launched yesterday has its sights set on ending the endemic problem of sexual harassment against women in the workplace.

A ceremony at the Hotel Cambodiana marked the start of Safe Workplaces, Safer Communities, a project run by CARE Cambodia.

The three-year program, which will cost nearly $1 million to operate and is funded by the UN’s Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, will engage with police, consumers and male university students to educate them on sexual harassment and gender-based violence along with women’s rights, CARE country director Stav Zotalis told the ceremony. …

Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
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