Better legal options needed


OUR current legal framework on sexual harassment – the Employment Act, tort of sexual harassment, and the Penal Code offence of outraging modesty – applies to survivors of any gender. However, there are areas where Malaysia’s legal framework on sexual harassment is inadequate, says Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) deputy executive director and advocacy director Yu Ren Chung.

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