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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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