EOC sensitises Tobagonians about their rights

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EOC sensitises Tobagonians about their rights

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Members of the Equal Opportunities Commission caravan talk to the public about their rights, during an outreach programme in Roxborough last week. PHOTO COURTESY EOC - The Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) will soon resume its monthly engagements in Tobago, says director of Legal Services at the commission, Haran Ramkaransingh. Last week, the commission hosted a two-day outreach caravan at the Roxborough Administrative Complex and at the Port Mall in Scarborough, […]

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