Sexual Harassment

Sexual Harassment as defined by US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) means

                “Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.”

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 International Treaties and Conventions

1.        Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women

2.       International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

3.       The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

4.       International Labour Organisation Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

5.       Other Conventions

 

Legislation from Asian region

1.        India

                                                                                 i.      Protection of Women (By Ministry of Women & Child Development) Against Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Bill, 2007

                                                                               ii.      The Protection Against Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace and Other Establishments Bill 2005 (proposed and drafted by Lawyers Collective Women’s Rights Initiative)

                                                                             

2.        Pakistan

3.        Sri Lanka

4.        Nepal

5.        Bhutan

                                    i.      Labour and Employment Act, 2007

6.        Bangladesh

7.        Malaysia

8.        Republic of Korea

9.        Vietnam

10.     Lao

11.     China

12.     Philippines

                         i.      Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995

13.     Thailand

                         i.      Labour Protection Act, 1998

14.     Japan

 

Indian Case Laws

i.Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan AIR 1997 S.C 3011

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ii.Rupan Deol Bajaj Vs. K.P.S. Gill 1995 (6) SCC 194

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iii. Apparel Export Promotion Council Vs. A.K.Chopra AIR 1999 S.C 625

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iv. Avinash Nagra Vs. Navodya Vidyalaya Samiti & Ors. 1997 (2) SCC 534

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v. Arati D.G Vs. M.D, Tata Metaliks Ltd & Ors. 2008 (6) Bom CR 1

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