Together with the Joint Action Group (JAG), AWAM campaigns for the enactment of a Sexual Harassment Act.

We were only one of two NGOs on the government's Technical Working Committee that produced the Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment in the in the Workplace that was introduced in 1999. The Code has been an important addition to anti-sexual harassment efforts in this country but is insufficient particularly since it is not compulsory for private sector entities to implement it.

In 2001, AWAM supported a petition drive coordinated by the Women's Centre for Change which received 12,000 signatures - including from more then 60 organisations - backing this legislation. Lobbying work for the enactment of the Sexual Harassment Act is still in progress as we seek for adequate, timely and effective redress mechanisms for victims, and for the promotion of a healthy and respectful working environment.