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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 2 women harassed at workplace daily in 2017: Panel -Chethan Kumar

2 women harassed at workplace daily in 2017: Panel -Chethan Kumar

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published Published on Dec 17, 2017   modified Modified on Dec 17, 2017
-The Times of India

BENGALURU: Officially, about two women were harassed at their workplace in India every day so far in 2017, with the National Commission for Women (NCW) receiving an average of 1.7 complaints per day. In the 316 days between January 1 and December 12, the commission received 539 complaints, 60% of which were from five states: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.

However, the cases reported to the NCW represent only the tip of the iceberg. According to sexual harassment laws, complaints are first expected to be addressed by an internal complaints committee or district complaints committee in the case of unorganized sector workers. The complainant then has a choice to approach the state women's commission or national commission for redress. However, in many cases victims don't complain because the committee has either not been set up or is not considered effective.

Cumulative data for four years from 2014 shows a similar trend with the NCW receiving 1.8 complaints per day on average. In four years, 1,971 complaints were received by the commission.

SC advocate K V Dhananjay says one major problem with the existing system is that there are no penalties for committees within companies not acting on complaints, or in many cases further harassing the victims.

"Eight out of 10 firms do not have a functional committee. While the big ones are more sincere in putting in place a system, the majority of them fail in addressing the concerns of women, and no legal action is taken," he says.

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The Times of India, 17 December, 2017, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-women-harassed-at-workplace-daily-in-2017-panel/articleshow/62101757.cms


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