1. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Sexual
Harassment
In
..
The Workplace
.
By
Sinduja
Amudanath
2. Sexual harassment is against the law and
it is your right to insist that it will stop.
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
It is an unwelcome sexual gesture or
behavior whether directly or indirectly asSexually colored remarks
Physical contact & advances
Showing pornography
A demand or request for sexual favor
Any other unwelcome physical, verbal
/non-verbal conduct being sexual in
nature.
3. Types of Sexual Harassment
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
There are two type of SH:1. Quid-Pro-Quo
2. Hostile Environment
4. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Law Favors T he
POwerful
In
But in India, in Haryana
california,Jon
IG of police was
, a high
convicted for sexually
profile
harassing a women and
desiginer is
he was sentenced one and
serving 59half year imprisonment
year jail
and was granted bail
after 6 months.
sentence for
committing
And
rape and
In Punjab DGP was
sexually
convicted for sexually
molesting
harassing a women IAS
women in his
officer and she appealed
field.
in the SC and no justice
was found.
5. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
LANDMARK
JUDGMENT
VISHAKA CASE :A PIL under Art. 21
Vishaka vs. State of
Rajasthan & others.
(AIR, 1997, SC, 3011)
Vishaka was a NGO working for
gender equality.
6. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Vishaka Case
Guidelines
7. Complain Chart
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
8. Target Segments are:
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
• Female employees in :
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
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IT and BPO industry
Airlines industry
Entertainment and fashion industry
Health Services
Law field
Sports field.
9. Judgment based on
VISHAKA
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
K.Chopra’s case, is the first case in which
the Supreme Court applied the law laid
down in Vishaka’s case and upheld the
dismissal of a superior officer of
Apparel Export Promotion Council.
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
He was found guilty of sexual harassment
of a subordinate female employee at
the place of work on the ground that it
violated her fundamental right
guaranteed by Article.21 of the
Constitution.
10. INDIAN LAWS
CONSTITUTION LAW
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
Every incident of sexual harassment of women at
workplace results in violation of the fundamental
rights of women:
· It is the clear violation of the right to equality
(Article 14),
· right against discrimination on basis of sex (Article
15),
· right to practice any profession, occupation or trade
(Article 19(1)(g)
· right to life and liberty (Article 21).
EMAIL
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WEBSITE
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It is a clear violation of these rights guaranteed by
the Constitution of India.
11. CHENNAI
INDIAN PENAL
CODE which deal with
• Sections 209, 292 and 294
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
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EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Obscenity
2. Section 354 deal with Criminal Force or
Assault Intended to Outrage
Modesty
3. Section 375 deals with the offence of
Rape
4. Section 509 deals with Word, Gesture
or Act Intended to Outrage
Modesty of women
12. INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF
WOMEN (PROHIBITION ) AC T, 1987
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
If an individual harasses another with
books, photographs, paintings, films,
• pamphlets, packages, etc. containing
"indecent representation of women"; he is
liable
• for a minimum sentence of 2 years under
the Indecent Representation of Women
• (Prohibition) Act, 1987.
Section 7 of the Act makes the companies
liable where there has been "indecent
• representation of women" (such as the
display of pornography) on the premises
13. THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT
THE WORKPLACE : Prevention &
Redressal Bill
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• The Bill recognises the fundamental right of a woman to
gender equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India
and the right to life and live with dignity under Article 21 of
the Constitution which includes a right to a safe environment
free from sexual harassment.
• It also flows from the international “Convention on the
Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW)”, ratified by the Government of India, which
recognizes the right to protection from sexual harassment
and the right to work with dignity as universal human rights.
• Once the Bill becomes law it will lay down a uniform
procedure for conducting enquiries into complaints of sexual
harassment across a very wide range of employers including
the government, armed forces, private organized sector as
well as the unorganized sector such as agriculture, domestic
work, construction work and the service industry.
14. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
“Say NO to SEXUAL HARASSMENT
&
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
Dial 1800-222-8888”
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
By
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
Sinduja Amudanathan
Editor's Notes
1.'Quid pro quo- means seeking sexual favours or advances in exchange for work benefits and it occurs when consent to sexually explicit behaviour or speech is made a condition for employment or refusal to comply with a 'request' is met with retaliatory action such as dismissal, demotion, difficult work conditions.
2. 'Hostile working environment-is more pervasive form of sexual harassment involving work conditions or behaviour that make the work environment 'hostile' for the woman to be in. Certain sexist remarks, display of pornography or sexist/obscene graffiti, physical contact/brushing against female employees are some examples of hostile work environment, which are not made conditions for employment.
Anand Jon, fashion designerJon, once a high-flying designer working for the likes of Paris Hilton and Mary J Blige, is currently serving a 59-year jail sentence in California for one count of rape and 15 counts of sexual assault on girls as young as 14. He has yet to stand trial in New York and Texas to face similar allegations. He was convicted in 2008 for allegedly luring young women with promises of modelling work.
SPS Rathore, former Haryana inspector general of police Rathore was convicted in 2009 for molesting 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra in 1990. After years of harassment by officials, Ruchika committed suicide in 1993. Though he was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in jail, the SC granted him bail after six months in November 2010.
KPS Gill, former Punjab director general of policeGill was found guilty of outraging the modesty of Rupan Deol Bajaj, an IAS officer, by a trial court in 1996. She had complained in 1988 that Gill had made sexual advances at a party where he was allegedly drunk. The conviction was upheld in the Supreme Court in 2005, but he did not serve any jail time.
In its decision in Vishakha v State of Rajasthan (1997) the apex court determined that sexual harassment is not confined to instances of rape or assault.
In absence of any specific law to deal with the offence of sexual harassment, the
Indian Penal Code, 1860 is used to punish the offender with respect to the nature of
the act committed by him.
