Overview
- The state home department has finalized a 22-point draft covering sectors from IT to healthcare and is soliciting feedback before launching the measures ahead of the RG Kar case anniversary
- Female employees must provide written consent for night shifts, ensuring all participation is voluntary
- Company vehicles for night workers will require GPS tracking, trained female security personnel and emergency alert buttons
- Workplaces must install CCTV at entry and exit points, maintain dedicated rest areas and canteens, and keep a standby ambulance on site
- Employers are mandated to form internal complaints committees that meet quarterly to enforce zero-tolerance sexual harassment policies under threat of fines or clearance revocations