Sakhya Women's Guidance Cell

 Sakhya part of Sexual harassment committee at workplace

                     

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013  has made it mandatory for the professional set up to establish complaint and response mechanism  to deal with sexual harassment cases  .It also recommends that committee should involve a third party,either NGO or other body who is familiar with the issue of sexual harassment, in order to prevent possibility of any undue pressure or influence from the committee senior levels.

Sakhya’s work on development and empowerment of women are receiving attention from different sectors which have initiated set up for complaint and response mechanism of sexual harassment at workplace. Sakhya was offered the membership in sexual harassment committee at Ratnakar Bank ltd., UPS Foundation,Mumbai and Gananmata Adivasi Madhyamik Ashram Vidayalay,Zar Talasarai.Ms. Hilda Fernandes, Director of Sakha has been appointed as a member of sexual harassment committee of Ratnakar Bank ltd., Mumbai and UPS Foundation, Mumbai.  Ms. Sunlia Bhise, the Social Worker of Sakhya has been appointed as a member of sexual harassment committee of Gananmata Adivasi Madhyamik Ashram Vidayalay,Zar Talasarai. They represent Sakhya in  the meeting of Committee on regular basis .