Awareness Session on Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Awareness Session on Sexual Harassment at Workplace organized by Internal Complaint Committee.
Expert Speaker: Advocate Rekha Sharma, Senior Advocate, Distt Court Hamirpur, Chairperson, Distt Child Welfare Committee, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, HP
An organization that believes that sexual harassment in the workplace does not only cause mental and/or physical damage to the person harassed; but also seriously curtails opportunities at work by creating a discriminatory work environment.
Discussion about various laws in the context of sexual harassment namely, the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedures Code, and Information Technology Act also took place. The session concluded with details of how any organization can take preventive measures against sexual harassment.
