Workshop on ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013’ held at DAVIET

Jalandhar, November 25, 2022: The Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) in collaboration with The Gender Sensitization Cell (GSC) of DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar organized a workshop on ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013’ today, to highlight the need of women safety and security. The basic aim to conduct this workshop was to aware the women employees and students about the provisions of the Act for their empowerment. Over 300 students of the Institute attended this workshop. Advocate Tania Bhatti was the speaker on the occasion. Dr. Sudhir Sharma, Principal, DAVIET gave a green welcome to Advocate Bhatti. 

Advocate Tania Bhatti is also an active social worker. She highlighted various provision of ‘Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013’. She stated about the rights and powers of women for their empowerment. She threw light on four important articles such as Article 14 i.e right to equality, Article 15 i.e discrimination on the basis of sex, Article 19(1)(g) i.e practice of right of women to carry any business/practice, Article 21 i.e right to life. She discussed various significant judgments of some cases. Further, she gave overview of Posh Act and enlightened the audience.

Dr. Sudhir Sharma, Principal, DAVIET appreciated the participants of this workshop. In his speech, he stated that Gender Sensitization Cell and Internal complaint Committee of DAVIET are playing preventive role also and the cells have regular meetings with students in the Institute. Further, he mentioned that we all should realize the importance to generate awareness of welfare services intended for women in India.

The audience had an interactive session with Advocate Bhatti. She gave tips to the present female audience. All present got benefitted from this awareness workshop.

At the end of valediction, Advocate Tania Bhatti was presented a token of gratitude by Dr. Sudhir Sharma with team members of ICC and GSC.

At the end vote of thanks was presented by Dr. Suman Tandon-Associate Prof. (BM) & Convener of the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC).OR AWARENESS