Bhubaneswar, December 21, 2017: The CentralGovernment has launched an online complaint management system titled Sexual
Harassment electronic–Box (SHe-Box) for registering complaints related to
sexual harassment at workplace of all women employees in the country, including
Government and private employees.
In order to ensure the effective
implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Ministry of Women and Child
Development has launched the online complaint management system.
implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Ministry of Women and Child
Development has launched the online complaint management system.
More than 350 complaints relating to
inappropriate behaviour have been received in the Ministry which includes
complaint received through portal ‘SHe-box’, informed Union Women and Child
Development (MoS), Dr Virendra Kumar in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on
Thursday.
inappropriate behaviour have been received in the Ministry which includes
complaint received through portal ‘SHe-box’, informed Union Women and Child
Development (MoS), Dr Virendra Kumar in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on
Thursday.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has
been requested for mandatory disclosure of Internal Complaints Committee (ICCs)
in the Annual Report of the Companies, the Minister told the Upper House.
been requested for mandatory disclosure of Internal Complaints Committee (ICCs)
in the Annual Report of the Companies, the Minister told the Upper House.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs along
with the industry bodies, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),
Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), and
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have also
been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their
members in private sectors, he added.
with the industry bodies, Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),
Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), and
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have also
been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their
members in private sectors, he added.
