SEXUAL

HARRASMENT
AT WORKPLACE
· MUHAMMAD DHAN DHAN · MUHAMMAD AMIRUL AQMAR · MOHD
NURHAFIZAM ·
 STATISTICS ON THE

SEXUAL HARRASMENT ISSUES AT WORKPLACE

“62% of 1010 Malaysian women surveyed reported that they

experienced some form of sexual harassment in their workplace”
-A survey by Women's Aid Organization
DEFINITION
sexual harassment
verb
1.defined as unwanted and unwelcome sexual verbal or
physical activity, particularly by a person in power toward a
subordinate.
2.it can be written, spoken, or physical, and it can take place
in person or online/via the internet.
SEXUAL HARRASMENT V
S SNON-SEXUAL HARRASMENT

Victim felt uncomfortable, irritated, threatened Victim think it just a joke

Usage of sensitive words or sexual comments

Negatively talking about someone’s race, ethnicity, or religion
(eg: body private parts)

Sharing sexually inappropriate medias, letters, or notes Sharing inappropriate medias, letters or notes
(eg: naked pictures) (eg: ugly face of your coworkers)

Making inappropriate sexual gestures Making offensive gestures

Inappropriate touching without consent

Accidentally touching
(eg: butt slapping)
Unwanted flirting Reciprocal flirt
(eg: one-sided flirt) (eg: two-sided flirt)

Cat calling Mocking

Ridiculing someone and sharing inappropriate non-sexual

Spreading sexual rumors about an employee
jokes
WHISTLEB
OWING• Whistleblower : A worker who uncovers
wrongdoing, such as financial impropriety,
discrimination, or harassment.

• Law protects whistleblowers.

• Whistleblowers should not be treated unjustly

or lose employment for 'blowing the whistle’.
 PUNISHMENT TO SEXUAL HARRASER
a) Dismissing employees without notice;

b) Degrading employees;

c) Carry out any other punishment deemed fit and reasonable

(where the sentence of suspension without pay imposed shall not
exceed a period of two weeks)

• An employer may be deemed to have committed an offense

and on conviction may be liable to a fine not exceeding RM
10,000 if:
• fails to investigate, complaint or inform a sexual
harassment act;
• state the refusal and the reasons otherwise or send a
report to the Director General;

• Section 509 of the Penal Code can also be referred to where the
punishment is imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine or
both.

· Seksyen 81A-G Akta Kerja 1955( Akta 265) · Seksyen 509 Kanun Keseksaan 1936 (Akta 574) ·
· Kod Amalan untuk Mencegah dan Membasmi Gangguan Seksual di Tempat Kerja 1999 ·
 CONCLUSION

SEXUAL HARRASMENT
IS NOT A JOKE!
‘BURUNG APA TU MAN? BURUNG PUYUH’ JOKE IS FUNNIER. BE LIKE BURUNG PUYUH.
THANK YOU
ANY QUESTIONS?