Women in situations of domestic violence will be given priority by the National Employment System (Sine). The measure was published this Tuesday (4th) in the Official Gazette (DOU), which also contains a law to establish a program to prevent and combat sexual harassment in public administration. Law No. 14,542, sanctioned by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, establishes the reserve of 10% of the vacancies offered. If the reserved spaces are not filled, due to the absence of women in situations of domestic and family violence, the remaining spaces can be filled by women and, if not, by the general public. Public Administration Law No. 14,540 institutes the Program to Prevent and Combat Sexual Harassment and Other Crimes against Sexual Dignity and Sexual Violence in all public administration, whether federal, state, district or municipal. The program must also be applied in all private institutions where public services are provided through concession, permission, authorization or any other form of delegation. The objectives of the program are: to prevent and face the practice of sexual harassment and other crimes against sexual dignity and all forms of sexual violence in bodies and entities covered by law; train public agents to develop and implement actions aimed at discussing, preventing, guiding and solving the problem; implement and disseminate educational campaigns on conduct and behavior that characterize sexual harassment and other crimes against sexual dignity and any form of sexual violence, with a view to informing and raising the awareness of public agents and society, in order to enable the identification of the occurrence of illicit conduct and the rapid adoption of measures for its repression. In the first two stages of basic education, the program will aim to continuously train education professionals. According to the law, the agencies and entities will develop actions and strategies aimed at preventing and confronting sexual harassment and other crimes against sexual dignity and all forms of sexual violence. Among the guidelines are clarification on the elements that characterize sexual harassment and other crimes against sexual dignity and forms of sexual violence; provision of educational and informational materials; and the implementation of good practices for the prevention of sexual harassment and other crimes against sexual dignity, or any form of sexual violence. The two laws came into effect today, the date of publication. Also today, in the Official Gazette of the Union, a law was published that establishes the uninterrupted operation of Specialized Police Stations for Women. Other measures The government has announced measures to protect women. On March 8, the government officially sent a bill to promote equal pay for men and women who perform the same function. For President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, by accepting that women earn less than men performing the same function, historical violence against women is perpetuated. “It is important to remember that in this bill there is a word that makes the difference from everything that has already been written about equal work between men and women. And that magic word is ‘obligation’ to pay equal wages,” he said. During the celebration of International Women’s Day, at the Planalto Palace, President Lula also announced other actions. Among them: decree providing for the regulation of the quota of 8% of the workforce for women victims of violence in public contracts in the direct federal administration, autarchies and foundations; bill for transforming March 14 into Marielle Franco National Day, a date focused on combating political violence based on gender and race; and decree dealing with menstrual dignity, with the commitment to free distribution of pads in the Unified Health System (SUS), for example.
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