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Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has urged political parties to set up internal complaints committees, which is mandatory under law for all workplaces.
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She had requested the presidents/ in-charge of all recognised National and State political parties to constitute the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) as mandated under the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013.
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This is in view of the fact that political parties employ a large number of personnel, including women, in their offices.
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It is our prerogative to ensure that women enjoy a safe working environment.
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She also informed the women journalists’ group, Indian Women’s Press Corp (IWPC), in a letter that her Ministry would be looking into the institutional mechanism set up by each media organisation.
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The National Commission for Women has also asked women who have levelled allegations of sexual harassment.
Source
The Hind