This Training Manual on “Combating Sexual Harassment at the Workplace’: was developed by SEEDS for Legal Initiatives in collaboration with LLWB. 

This toolkit was developed under the PSDP (Productive Sector Development Program) for the purpose of equipping the trainers of the PSDP of different UN agencies with the tools and knowledge to integrate these principles into their different training modules. The toolkit can also be delivered as part of other programs as well. 

The importance of this training is evident at a time where reports of sexual harassment and violence against women in Lebanon are increasing. Studies indicate that 60% of women have been subjected to sexual harassment in public places (Report by the International Men and Gender Equality Survey in Lebanon and UN Women, 2016)(1); the figures also showed a 184% increase in crimes of extortion and sexual harassment during the state of general mobilization (Internal Security Forces, 2020)(2). 

Women who are not covered by the Labor Law, such as agricultural workers who are mostly Syrian refugees, are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment. A study conducted with 77 Syrian refugee women in Lebanon found that the majority of the participants were subjected to sexual harassment in public places, by neighbors, bus and taxi drivers, strangers, internal security forces and government officials (Amnesty International, 2016)(3). 

The aim of the training is to empower women and girls to fight sexual harassment in the workplace in Lebanon.