Sexual Harassment at Workplace

Introduction

The Definition of 'Sexual Harassment'

The Vishaka judgement provides the basic definition of sexual harassment at the workplace. According to the Supreme Court, such behaviour "includes such unwelcome sexually determined behaviour (whether directly or by implication) as:

(a) physical contact and advances

(b) a demand or request for sexual favours

(c) sexually-coloured remarks
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Publications

In India, women are entering the formal labour workforce in unprecedented numbers. In light of this development, there is, more than ever before, a pressing need for the rights of women to be respected, protected and fulfilled, particularly in the workplace. The "right to work" encompasses the right to work free from sexual harassment.Read more

Campaign

In the Vishakha judgment the Supreme Court decreed that the guidelines provided in the judgment would continue till such time as a relevant law was drafted.Read more