In a letter to several leading producers of Bollywood, Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi, directed them to comply with the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013 and create a “safe, secure and inclusive” work environment for women.
The letter was addressed to top filmmakers including Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Ekta Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowarikar and Subhash Ghai.
“The aim of this law is to ensure that no woman is sexually harassed at her workplace. This is to be followed in letter and spirit by all organisations in the country and I expect you to personally lead these efforts with sincerity and commitment, in accordance with all the applicable laws,” the letter stated, according to PTI.
Smt. @ManekaGandhiBJP writes to leading film production houses to comply with the #SexualHarassmentAtWorkplace Act to provide a safe, secure & inclusive work environment for women in #Bollywood. pic.twitter.com/mwG7UHIksD
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) December 13, 2017
#Bollywood film-makers are ethically & legally accountable for the safety of not only their direct employees, but of all outsourced and temporary staff as well: Smt. @ManekaGandhiBJP. #SexualHarassmentAtWorkplace pic.twitter.com/kvrOUcIxqH
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) December 13, 2017
Safety of women is a priority of our Government. Associating with film production houses to set up ICC is a continuing outreach of @MinistryWCD. #SexualHarassmentAtWorkplace #Bollywood pic.twitter.com/eZD4HE0aUd
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) December 13, 2017
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