NEW DELHI: Following receipt of “numerous complaints from female employees working as pilots, cabin crew and in other technical areas regarding harassment by their colleagues/superior officers,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed all airlines to sternly deal with these cases as per law.
Citing the Supreme Court’s Vishakha case judgment which lays down guidelines for dealing with sexual harassment complaints, DGCA’s deputy DG Maneesh Kumar on Wednesday wrote to all airline CEOs advising them to “ensure strict compliance of Vishakha (verdict) guidelines.”
“One of the guideline requires that all organisations should have a ‘complaint committee’ consisting of members from a third party…. (Airlines) should give wide publicity about this committee among employees to facilitate hassle free reporting and disposal of matter in accordance with relevant national regulations,” Kumar’s letter says, adding, “Action taken in this matter please be intimated within two weeks from date of issue.”
