Sexual Harassment Bill

Bill to prevent sexual harassment soon: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said Parliament would urgently pass the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill to cope with violence and sexual offences against women, which he described as a matter of shame for the country. ...  

Cabinet likely to clear sexual harassment bill

New Delhi: The Cabinet is set to to pass the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill aimed at protecting women against sexual harassment at workplaces on Thursday. The bill will also include domestic workers and the workplace will be defined to include the unorganised sectors as well. The bill will make it mandatory for an employer to set up an internal committee to probe a...