Office Mein Sexual Harassment Ka Saamna Karne Par Kya Karein
Reviewed by
Adv. Meera Krishnaswamy · LLB, Practising Advocate
Aap apne phone screen par nazar daal rahe hain, dil dhadak raha hai, soch rahe hain ki kya aap zyada react kar rahe hain ya wah comment vakti se zyada tha. Shayad aap chhote, daraye hue, ya sirf gussae mein hain, aur aap ek raste ki talaash mein hain bina apni job gawaaye. Kripya, ek gahra saans lein. Aap akela nahi hain, aur yeh aapka kasoor nahi hai. Chahe wah unwanted messages ho, galat touch ho, ya uncomfortable comments ho, aapki suraksha aur garima pehle aati hai. Chaliye, isse majbooti ke saath kaise handle karein iska tareeka sochte hain.
What You'll Need
- Ek private notebook ya digital file
- Messages ya emails ke screenshots
- Aapki company ki ICC (Internal Complaints Committee) ka naam
- Apne gut feeling par trust karne ki himmat
- Ek trusted friend ya mentor
Har ek detail document karein
Ek logbook shuru karein. Date, time, location, kya kaha gaya ya kiya gaya, aur agar koi aur ne dekha toh usko likhein. Inappropriate texts ya emails ke screenshots ko ek personal, secure folder mein save karein apne office laptop ke bahar. Yeh 'petty' hone ka sawal nahi hai; yeh ek factual record banane ka sawal hai.
Ek firm boundary set karein
Agar aapko safe mehsoos hota hai, toh us vyakti se clearly kahiye, 'Mujhe is behavior se uncomfortable mehsoos hota hai, aur main chahta hoon ki aap isko turant band kar dein.' Aapko polite ya smile karna zaroori nahi hai. Ek firm, direct tone ka istemal karein. Isse yeh spasht hota hai ki unke actions unwanted hain.
Agar aapko physical safety ke liye khatra hota hai, toh is step ko skip karein aur directly reporting par jaayein.
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Apne legal adhikaaron ko jaanein
POSH Act (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) ke tahat Bharat mein, har company ko 10 se zyada employees hone par Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) hona chahiye. Aapke paas formal complaint darj karne ka adhikaar hai bina kisi retaliation ka dar. Apni company ki HR policy ya office notice board par POSH committee details dhoondhein.
"Aapka silence harasser ka sabse bada fayda hai; sab kuch document karein, kyunki aapke shabdon mein aapka sabse majboot saboot hai."
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