The two-day National Commission for Women’s (NCW) National Awareness Programme on The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 commenced in New Delhi today. Addressing the event, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annpurna Devi said that ensuring safe, dignified and inclusive workplaces is essential for realizing the vision of Women-led Development. She added that every woman has the right to work with dignity and without fear, and emphasized that creating a safe work environment is a shared responsibility of governments, employers and institutions. The Minister further noted that strengthening workplace safety is fundamental to increasing women’s participation in the workforce and achieving inclusive national development.
Highlighting initiatives undertaken by the Ministry, she said, these initiatives are helping organisations better understand their legal responsibilities and establish effective institutional mechanisms for prevention and redressal of workplace sexual harassment.
Organised by the National Commission for Women, the programme brought together senior government officials, legal experts, representatives of Internal and Local Committees, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to strengthen awareness and implementation of the POSH Act.
