Kamkaj na sthale mahilaoni Jatiy satamani adhiniyam babat
D2The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionedressal) Act, 2013 The SH Act had been brought in force six years ago to provide legal and administrative mechanism to deal with this menace. Under thisw omen, white
employed or not suffer sexual harassment at workplace,all covered. All workplaces, including a dwelling place or a house and the
visited by an employee arising out of or during the course of her employment including transportation provided by the employer for undertaking such journey). covered. Further, all workplaces with two or more employees are necessary required to have Internal Committees and all districts are required to have Committees as prescribed in the Act. All districts are also necessarily mandated
be provided with notified District Officers who shall further designate nodal officers
sub-district levels to receive complaints under this Act. Widespread traini awareness and environment building initiatives are to be carried out. Discharge Preserbed duties by employers (in relation to providing of safe working environment Car women at their workplaces) and for action/ outcome related disclosure (pertaining to this Act) by companies and employers, are to be ensured. And importantly, time bound support, inquiry and redressal for aggrieved women
be ascertained.
3. Unfortunately, very often it has been observed that the implementation the SH Act is lacking in many of the aforementione dcritically important aspect would like to request you to kindly ensure its strong and effective implementation with special focus on the following issues.
Constitution of Internal Committees or ICs at all workplaces employers through written orders as p r Section 4 of the Act. Constitution of Local Committees or LCs in all districts to race complaints from organizations having less than 10 workers or if complaint is against employer himself, as prescribed u s 6 & 7 Act
Notification of District Officers u/s 5 and designation of nodal
u/s 8(2) in every block, taluka and tehsil in rural or tribal area and
or municipality in the urban area all across your State
Regular monitoring of the progress of action on the grievances
this Act
V.
Ensuring display at conspicuous points in all workplaces of the
consequences of sexual harassment of women at workplace and
details of LCs and related ICs/.
vi
Ensuring extensive training, sensitization and awareness exercises
all stakeholders on regular and ongoing basis, including induction
training for all new entrants to workforce
vii. Any other steps approaches which you may consider required
suitable for achieving these goals
Kamkaj na sthale mahilaoni Jatiy satamani adhiniyam babat.
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