Employers get new toolkit to combat workplace harassment

From left: Marieme Niang, IFC Regional Gender Hub Lead for Africa and Global GBV Lead, Sazini M., IFC representative, Harriette Chiggai, Women's Rights Advisor to the President of Kenya, and Karine Bachongy, Manager of Global Operations GEID, during the launch of the Respect@Work programme in Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenyan employers will now have a new toolkit to combat workplace harassment under a programme launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Wednesday, August 20.

The initiative introduces the Gender-Based Violence Centre of Expertise and the Respect@Work programme, designed to help companies prevent and respond to abuse through training, advisory support and peer learning.