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Final report into allegations of sexual harassment of female Referees within the GFF submitted

Nov 24, 2018 Sports

The Report addressing the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of female referees within the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) was submitted to the GFF by Dr. Karen Pilgrim, Chairperson of the Board of Inquiry (BoI), on November 19 following the completion of a thorough investigation.
The report is scheduled to be tabled for review and action by the Executive Committee at the next scheduled meeting on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The Inquiry, which began in March 2018, was necessitated following allegations of sexual harassment by female referees and was conducted by a five-member panel led by Chairman Dr. Karen Pilgrim, Vice President of the Guyana Olympic Association.
Other members of the BoI included Dr. Melissa Ifill of the University of Guyana; Karen Joseph, Human Resources Consultant; Karen De Souza, Red Thread and Joy Nichola Marcus-Reid, also of Red Thread.
The Terms of Reference of the COI included: to develop a policy against sexual harassment for referees in Guyana; to evolve a permanent mechanism for the prevention and redress of sexual harassment cases; to ensure the implementation of the policy in letter and spirit through proper reporting of the complaints and their follow-up procedures; to create a secure physical and social environment to deter any act of sexual harassment and to promote a social and psychological environment to raise awareness on sexual harassment in its various forms,” a release from the GFF stated.

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