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            <div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046736258">Dear Allan and Community,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As
 community has called for investigation into all this serious 
allegation, we hope that plans are underway, meanwhile the AFRINIC HR 
should consider instituting protocols that give sufferers at the work 
place the ability to file complaints without retaliation. Lack of 
effective reporting options is a major factor that drives unchecked 
sexual misconduct in the workplace. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>What we 
have all read in that document is very unfortunate, if such vulgar 
language can be used by professionals at the work place against their 
fellow employees and worse of it all to a woman, demeaning her self 
worth? Really??? </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007">HR should have taken such matters very seriously because few women ever report such incidents due to fear of reprisal.</div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007"><br></div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007">Mirriam</div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007">Ladies in Tech<br></div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007"><br></div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007"><br></div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007"><br></div><div id="ydp720515b5yiv6338133107yMail_cursorElementTracker_1521046724007"><br></div><br></div><div><br></div>
            
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                        On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 7:31:29 PM GMT+3, Alan Barrett <alan.barrett@afrinic.net> wrote:
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                    <div><div dir="ltr">Dear AFRINIC community,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">AFRINIC has received a complaint containing several allegations.  It is a matter of concern, which will be investigated forthwith.  A further communication will be addressed to the community in due course.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Regards,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Alan Barrett<br clear="none">CEO, AFRINIC<div class="yqt8616082546" id="yqtfd25817"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Community-Discuss mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net" href="mailto:Community-Discuss@afrinic.net">Community-Discuss@afrinic.net</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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