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The Hindu
37 minutes ago
- The Hindu
Employers engaging over 10 employees directed to establish ICC to protect women at work
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, has been enacted with an objective to provide protection to women and for the redressal of such complaints. This Act mandates constitution of Internal Complaints Committee by the employers of all the establishments employing 10 or more workers, to conduct inquiry related to the complaints on sexual harassment at the workplace received from their women employees. Any non-compliance on the part of employers with respect to the provisions of the Act will entail penalty of upto ₹50,000. Hence all the factories and establishments carrying out building and other construction works in Madurai, Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts shall constitute the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in their workplace immediately and comply with the regulations stipulated under the said Act. The members of the ICC and the grievance redressal mechanism of the factory shall be displayed in conspicuous locations on the premises and the construction sites and shall be kept visible to all the employees. The standard operating procedures for the establishments to deal with issues on sexual harassment have been framed by the Government in its G.O. 64 Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Departments and all the employers are instructed to strictly adhere to the guidelines stipulated therein, said A Velmurugan, Joint Director (Industrial Safety and Health) in a press release on Monday.
The Hindu
2 hours ago
- The Hindu
Form committees to probe sexual harassment complaints, construction firms told
All business establishments, companies, factories and construction firms in the four southern districts have been instructed to form internal complaints committees (ICC) in their workplaces immediately to probe sexual harassment complaints and display details of the ICC prominently in their firms, the Department of Industrial Safety and Health has said. In a statement, Joint director of Industrial Safety and Health, Tirunelveli, P. Tamizhselvan said the internal complaints committee for probing sexual harassment in workplaces should be displayed conspicuously in factories and other establishments in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi districts. The establishments carrying out construction in the four districts also should constitute ICC in their workplaces and comply with the regulations stipulated under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Names of the members of the Internal Complaints Committee and grievance redressal mechanism of the factory or establishment should be displayed in conspicuous locations and be kept visible to all employees. The Act had been enacted with the objective to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the redressal of such complaints. It mandated the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee by employers of all establishments employing 10 or more workers to conduct inquiry related to complaints on sexual harassment at the workplace received from their women employees. Any non-compliance on the part of the employer with respect to the provisions of the Act would entail penalty of up to ₹50,000, cautioned the note. The standard operation procedures for the establishments to deal with issued on sexual harassment had been framed by the government and, hence, all employers were instructed to strictly adhere to the guidelines, Mr. Tamizhselvan said.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- The Hindu
Set up internal complaints committee, Industrial Safety official tells construction units
In a move to strengthen workplace safety, the Joint Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Tiruchi, R. Vimala, has issued a directive to all factories and establishments engaged in building and other construction work in Tiruchi, Ariyalur, Perambalur, and Karur districts to comply with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. All employers in the construction sector should immediately constitute an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at their workplaces to address grievances related to sexual harassment. According to the Act, setting up a committee is mandatory, and failure to comply can result in penalties of up to ₹50,000, she said. Employers have been instructed to display the details of ICC members and the grievance redress mechanism in prominent locations within the factory premises so they are easily visible to all employees. Additionally, Ms. Vimala referred to the government's latest guidelines, issued through G.O.(MS) No. 64 of the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment (SW3-2) department of June 18, 2025, which lay out standard operating procedures for handling sexual harassment complaints. All establishments are instructed to strictly adhere to these procedures.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Govt seeks compliance from edu institutes on ICC
Bhubaneswar: In view of the self-immolation attempt by a 20-year-old student over alleged sexual harassment at a college in Balasore district on Saturday, state govt on Monday asked heads of all higher education institutes to submit compliance reports on instructions related to internal complaints committee (ICC) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, within 24 hours. The higher education department, in an urgent letter, asked the colleges and universities to include appropriate representation of women members and external representatives in the committees. They were also instructed to follow UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2015. The department asked the institutes to display the name and contact number of all ICC members in a proper place for general awareness and upload their details in the higher education information management system (HIMS) portal. The govt also directed the institutes to immediately organise workshops on the Act for the sensitisation of students and faculty members. "You are further requested to ensure that a geo-tagged photograph of the location where the details of the ICC are displayed is uploaded to the link positively," wrote Rajata Kumar Mansingh, deputy director of higher education. The department earlier communicated to all colleges and universities about the constitution of ICC. Some colleges do not have ICCs, and some have not formed them as per UGC rules. University Grants Commission (UGC) has been issuing guidelines to all universities and colleges to set up ICCs and take necessary steps to prevent and redress sexual harassment on their campuses. UGC also asked all universities to set up special cells to deal with issues of gender-based violence and conduct gender sensitisation programmes. It suggested the institutes ensure a safe and healthy environment for women students and employees on their campuses as a necessary precondition to quality education and research. Last year, a student of a city-based university lodged a complaint against a faculty member for sexual harassment. The university investigated the matter and suspended the faculty member.
