FREE Established 1961 Friday ISSUE NO: 17868 SHAWWAL 25, 1440 AH FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 State departments expected to lay One dead, several hurt in suicide USA’s Rapinoe takes on France 9 off 3,000+ expats by new fiscal year 14 bomber attacks in Tunisian capital 45 and now her own president Surfers dazzle off Shuwaikh beach See Pages 4 & 5 2 Friday Local Friday, June 28, 2019 Sexual harassment PHOTO OF THE DAY Local Spotlight By Muna Al-Fuzai
[email protected] exual harassment was often considered a taboo that should not be talked about, and people did not even use the term “harass- Sment”, until recently. But this is not a justification for ignoring harassment or pretending that it doesn’t exist. More importantly, harassment is not normal behavior, as well as being a crime punish- able by law. Sexual harassment can take different forms, such as harassment through the Internet and social media by sending abusive and inappropriate comments, messages, images and videos via email, SMS and blogs. The International Labor Organization (ILO) this week adopted a new international treaty to combat violence and harassment in the workplace, inspired by the #MeToo movement. The treaty, which will be binding on the governments which will sign it, was approved on the last day of the annual conference of governments, employers and work- ers’ groups. This decision came as a result of many calls, studies and research about the topic. Young children enjoy a walk on Anjafa Beach in Salwa during sunrise. — Photo by Mohammad Othman/KUNA A recent study on sexual harassment at the United Nations over the past two years revealed that one third of the staff of the United Nations reported harassment during this period during their work with the UN.