Prioritize Women’s Workplace Challenges, Urges P. Satheedevi

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• P. Satheedevi, chairperson of the Kerala Women’s Commission, emphasized the importance of addressing workplace issues faced by women during a seminar on sexual harassment prevention.
• The event focused on awareness around the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act [POSH], 2013.
• Ms. Satheedevi highlighted that workplaces frequently enough suppress complaints and fail to understand that even minor harassment is a penal offense. This stems from a lack of awareness among employees about redressal mechanisms under POSH provisions.
• The Kerala Women’s Commission aims for grassroots-level initiatives to improve knowledge about women’s rights in local communities and workplaces across the State.
• V.L Aneesha conducted an introductory session on POSH legislation, covering its origins (Vishaka Guidelines), defining workplace-related terms, complaint filing procedures under the Act, as well as internal/local complaint committees’ roles and inefficiencies observed so far.
• Interactive discussions were held post-session with participants sharing their questions and experiences related to harassment issues in workplaces.
• prominent members from AIDWA such as S.Pushpalatha,(in Authority Add state Secretary eg C.s /Highlight names presence ppl figures joined actively ex[state engagement energies etc])

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