Anti Sexual Harassment/ICC

Definition of sexual harassment

 Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a person feel offended, humiliated and/or intimidated. It includes situations where a person is asked to engage in sexual activity as a condition of that person’s employment, as well as situations which create an environment which is hostile, intimidating or humiliating for the recipient. Sexual harassment can involve one or more incidents and actions constituting harassment may be physical, verbal and non-verbal. Examples of conduct or behaviour which constitute sexual harassment include, but are not limited to:

 Physical conduct

· Physical violence, including sexual assault

 · Physical contact, e.g. touching, pinching

· The use of job-related threats or rewards to solicit sexual favours

Verbal conduct

· Comments on a worker’s appearance, age, private life, etc.

· Sexual comments, stories and jokes

· Sexual advances

· Repeated and unwanted social invitations for dates or physical intimacy

· Insults based on the sex of the worker

· Condescending or paternalistic remarks 2

· Sending sexually explicit messages (by phone or by email)

 Non-verbal conduct

 · Display of sexually explicit or suggestive material

· Sexually-suggestive gestures

 · Whistling

· Leering

(Anti-Sexual Committee)

1. Meenakshi Sangwan

2. Sunita Rani

3. Manisha

4. Parvesh