Lack of political will behind long wait for anti-sexual harassment law

Published: Jun 2, 2022 12:51 AM | Updated: Jun 2, 2022 3:22 AM

A lack of political will when it comes to issues seen to be pertaining only to women is the key reason the law against sexual harassment is still in the works 20 years since it was first drafted.

All Women's Action Society's (Awam) services manager Lilian Kok said this is because there is a misconception that such issues do not concern the greater masses...

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