Decide to establish two separate wings with specific scope of work, skilled human resources, budget and support services for the efficient management of women and children’s affairs activities in the MOWCA. View Details
To formulate an ordinance clarifying the definitions of sexual harassment, sexual assault and harassment in the light of the 2009 High Court directive to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and educational institutions. View Details
Review the Bangladesh Civil Service Act 2018, along with the Government Servants Leave Rules and other relevant laws and regulations, and, in light of the 2009 High Court directives and international policies, approve and implement specific amendments or additions to provisions related to gender equality, elimination of discrimination, prevention of sexual harassment, and maternity and paternity leave. View Details
Prepare a proposal to establish an independent and self-governing National Women’s Commission and issue an ordinance by the President. View Details
Permanently abolish any State practice that legitimizes income from illegitimate sources. View Details
The state will ensure the recognition, right to organise, and representation of migrant workers, while also strengthening domestic and international relations View Details
Workers need to be included in some of the other security schemes with respect to their problems, and in this regard, may introduce the ILO’s life-cycle-based social security programme or take steps to introduce a social insurance scheme. View Details
a. Eliminating gender discrimination in recruitment, placement, and training to ensure the participation of all genders at all levels of the media; b. Preparing gender-sensitive codes of conduct in each media outlet and establishing systems for providing information, discussion, training, and monitoring for effective implementation of the code of conduct; ensuring infrastructure (e.g., separate toilets, childcare centres) for the smooth participation of all genders; c. Ensuring the utmost caution in the safety and protection of journalists of all genders, prioritising the needs of women; providing transportation arrangements for safe travel; d. Establishing a complaints redress cell in each media office as per the High Court directive on preventing sexual harassment (2009); e. Taking mental health protection measures to cope with various types of pressure in journalism; f. Ensuring that women receive proper maternity leave and do not face any discrimination upon returning to work after leave; g. Formulating clear guidelines and rules for how women will be presented; preparing policies on not publishing or broadcasting stereotypical ideas that create hatred, animosity, or negative attitudes towards women, or hinder their smooth presence in all fields; h. Highlighting the multifaceted roles and participation of women in society; ensuring that the voice and perspective of women are reflected in any news/feature; i. Preparing clear guidelines for language use to avoid direct or indirect humiliation of women through words or descriptions. View Details
Various workshops, seminars, and sessions can be organised in classrooms to enhance media literacy knowledge and skills among secondary and college students (including equivalent madrasas). Researchers and thinkers on media literacy must be involved in these activities. These activities can be undertaken through a combined initiative of the relevant ministries, research institutions/NGOs, and academia. View Details
