Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) prohibits discrimination against anyone on any pretext.Prohibition on discrimination in employment. - (1) An employer, shall in relation to the recruitment, selection or employment of a person, not discriminate. The government has enacted laws to prevent and protect employees from harassment in the workplace. The Constitution lays down the right to equality before the law and prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of sex. In 2016, Pakistan enacted a law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment with the. The purpose of the 2010 Act was to eliminate all forms of discrimination in the workplace, including genderbased discrimination and sexual harassment.