Greenpeace India has admitted it failed to create a gender-sensitive environment for its workers, and apologised for its handling of a sexual harassment complaint by a female staff member while acknowledging the alleged rape of another woman.
The environmental group, which is already embroiled in a legal battle with the government over questions on its funding, said an internal review found lapses in how it dealt with crimes against women and gender sensitivity in the workplace.
“Greenpeace India treats issues of sexual harassment and violence seriously – and these recent allegations have shown that we need to strengthen our internal processes and our sensitivity training for staff and management,” the group said in a statement late on Tuesday.
“We are committed to a safe and equal workplace for all our staff, where people are free to work and live without harassment of any kind. As an organisation we haven’t done enough to create a shared culture of respect and sensitivity.”
The organisation, which has been in India for 14 years and has more than 300 staff, said it had accepted the resignations of two male staff – one accused of sexual harassment and the other accused of rape. The men were asked to leave on Tuesday without serving their notice periods, it added. Full story...
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The environmental group, which is already embroiled in a legal battle with the government over questions on its funding, said an internal review found lapses in how it dealt with crimes against women and gender sensitivity in the workplace.
“Greenpeace India treats issues of sexual harassment and violence seriously – and these recent allegations have shown that we need to strengthen our internal processes and our sensitivity training for staff and management,” the group said in a statement late on Tuesday.
“We are committed to a safe and equal workplace for all our staff, where people are free to work and live without harassment of any kind. As an organisation we haven’t done enough to create a shared culture of respect and sensitivity.”
The organisation, which has been in India for 14 years and has more than 300 staff, said it had accepted the resignations of two male staff – one accused of sexual harassment and the other accused of rape. The men were asked to leave on Tuesday without serving their notice periods, it added. Full story...
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