PH Embassy in Brasilia Conducts Talk on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Self-Defense Training

The Filipino community learn practical self-defense techniques to help them protect themselves against possible attacks. (Brasilia PE photo)

BRASILIA 18 February 2020 – A total of 30 Filipino migrant workers in Brasilia, mostly women, attended for the lecture on sexual harassment in the workplace and self-defense training at the Philippine Embassy in Brasilia on 16 February 2020.

Part of the Embassy’s gender and development (GAD) program, the timely lecture and practical training aims to increase awareness among women especially about sexual harassment and the Brazilian laws that protects them against these situations. The self-defense training gave them more practical skills to use to protect themselves in potentially dangerous situations.

Legal adviser of the Feminist Empowerment Movement in Brasilia Atty. Heloisa Storniolo Adegas gave a presentation about the fundamental rights of women and the existing laws that protect women against sexual harassment.

Filipino-Brazilian martial arts expert Master Herbert Inocalla presided over the self-defense training. END

For more information, visit  https://www.brasiliape.dfa.gov.ph,   https://www.philembassybrasilia.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHinBrazil/.