Towards Safe Workplace (for organisations working with Self-Help Groups)

This training module, developed by CREA and the Urban Management Centre (UMC), empowers women working with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to recognise and address workplace harassment under the POSH Act (2013). It builds awareness of gender discrimination, encourages collective action, and promotes inclusive, safe work environments that advance dignity, equality, and women’s rights as part of good urban governance and inclusive growth.

What you’ll learn from this training module

  • Understanding gender discrimination and sexual harassment in informal and community-based workspaces, addressing knowledge gaps where awareness is limited
  • Overview of the POSH Act (2013), including women’s rights, types of harassment, complaint mechanisms, and legal protections
  • Interactive learning through quizzes, discussions, case studies, and group exercises to help participants recognise harassment and foster inclusive workplace cultures
  • Importance of collective action to support one another, report harassment, and demand harassment-free environments that enhance dignity and respect at work
  • Practical tools such as do’s and don’ts, a safe workplace pledge, and complaint guidance relevant to both formal and informal sector workers

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