POLICY AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORK PLACE Sexual Harassment Policy All state sector institutions should adopt a policy of eradicating sexual harassment in the workplace and should take measures to provide a remedy to victims of sexual harassment. This policy should include the setting up of a Committee in all state sector institutions to determine cases of sexual harassment. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is one aspect of discrimination. It is also considered as a criminal offence in Sri Lanka. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome 6 sexually determined behaviour such as a physical contact and advances, sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography and sexual demand, whether by words or actions. Such conduct can be humiliating and may constitute a health and safety problem; it is discriminatory when the person has reasonable grounds to believe that such person’s objection would disadvantage such person in connection with such person’s employment, including recruitment or promotion, or when it creates a hostile working environment. How to lodge a complaint? A complaint in this connection should be lodged in writing and it should be submitted to the committee to investigate sexual harassment along with an affidavit under the signature of the complainant within a period of one month from the date of the incident. This complaint should contain the following particulars.  Full name and address of the complainant.  Full name and address of the respondent.  The charge or details of the charges  A summarized statement of the relevant matters. Committee on Investigating Sexual Harassment.  It should consist of a fair balance of representation of men and women. At least two members must be women.  This Committee should comprise a representative from the management sector, a representative of the trade unions of employees and an outsider appointed in agreement