Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) President, Lucy Lungu, has commended former Game Stores employee, Mukamulati Mwila, for breaking her silence and speaking out on the alleged sexual harassment she suffered at the hands of her boss.
Ms Lungu stated in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka that most females do not report cases of sexual harassment due to lack of evidence and fear of intimidation from their employers.
The YWCA President’s comments come in the wake of revelations by Ms Mwila that she was fired by Game Stores Manager, Vincent Palan, for refusing to have sex with him.
Ms Lungu stressed that her organisation will monitor the case closely to see to it that relevant authorities handle the matter fairly.
She has since urged employers to put systems in place or have forums for female employees to report cases of sexual harassment in different organisations as they are usually the victims of such acts.
M Lungu also called on all female employees facing similar predicaments to report such incidents to bring culprits to book.
Meanwhile, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Fackson Shamenda has advised relevant authorities, to ensure the accused stays out of work and does not leave the country until the matter has been resolved.
Mr Shamenda said his ministry is currently conducting investigations in the matter in collaboration with the Victim Support Unit of the Zambia Police service.
Powerful woman ! Glad she did this. So many women are abused in these companies especially women with humble education backgrounds.
Even Mushota must report her husband for abusing her….
LT there is a BIG DIFFERENCE between YMCA & YWCA!!
YMCW seems to be active when it concerns a woman! Why do you fail to make a comment if it is a woman who has assaulted a male? I can cite an example of Chongwe man who was assaulted by a wife and several others, are you one sided? Icawamina galu…… But Am not saying what has been happening at Game store is good.
What is the actual name of the Game Stores Employee who reported her manager for sexual harassment? The standards of journalism in Zambia have gone to the dogs so much that her name keeps changing in every story written. Journalism is the only profession in Zambia where quacks operate with impunity. We can’t have a country where people are so careless that they don’t mind misreporting the name of a victim of abuse every time they tell the story. Is it a wonder why foreign investors never trust Zambian to hold senior management positions because of sloppiness! It is very annoying that a woman who has been abused is still being further abused by reporters who can’t even report her name consistently.