Second reading of sexual harassment bill on Wednesday, says Azalina

Second reading of sexual harassment bill on Wednesday, says Azalina

Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said says a lot of work went into writing this law, which has been delayed from being tabled in Parliament for the last two years.

Azalina Othman Said is the chairman of the parliamentary special select committee on women and children affairs, and social development. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The second reading of the sexual harassment bill will take place in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday, says the chairman of the parliamentary special select committee on women and children affairs, and social development.

Azalina Othman Said, who is also Pengerang MP, said a lot of work had gone into writing this law.

“It is a good start. I look forward to the second reading this Wednesday,” she said in a tweet after attending the long-awaited briefing held by the women, family and community development ministry.

Azalina, a vocal advocate of the sexual harassment bill, praised the ministry and other NGOs like the All-Women’s Action Society, Women’s Aid Organisation and the Women’s Centre for Change for their involvement in the bill.

The tabling of the sexual harassment bill has been postponed several times over the last two years.

In July 2021, women, family and community development minister Rina Harun said the bill would be tabled this year as it was in the final stages of being drafted.

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