ROLE OF HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS
IN ASSURING
SAFETY OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS
IN IT SECTOR
By
Dr. Arunava Narayan Mukherjee
Associate Prof in HRM & In-charge of Research Society
Globsyn Business School, National Campus , Kolkata.
Prof. Paromita Roy
Visiting Faculty
State Labour Institute, Kolkata
Govt. of West Bengal.
Payel Mallick
Btech , 2nd Year Student, PGDM (HR),
Vice President, Research Society
Globsyn Business School, National Campus , Kolkata.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
 To study the safety and security problems of working women
particularly the women employees of the IT sector in India.
 To study the social and organizational context of the safety
and security of women employed of the IT sector in India.
 To recommend appropriate administrative measures and HR
practices for addressing the safety and security problems of the
women employees of the IT sector with reference to
humanitarian logistics.
WAR AGAINST WOMEN
GLOBAL SCENARIO
TOP TEN COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST RAPE
CRIMES
1. USA
2. India
3. UK
4. Mexico
5. Canada
6. Germany
7. Sweden
8. Russian Federation
9. Belgium
10. Thailand
Source: http://listtoptens.com/top-10-countries-with-highest-rape-crime/
WAR AGAINST
WOMEN
INDIAN SCENARIO
As per National Crime Records Bureau -
• One woman gets raped every 22 mins in India.
• One child gets raped every 76 mins in India.
• Only one in every four accused in the crime gets
convicted.
• States with high incidence of rapes are Madhya
Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
source : http://www.firstpost.com/india/a-rape-every-22-mins-what-makes-us-so-complacent489080.html?utm_source=ref_article
WAR AGAINST WOMEN
INDIAN SCENARIO
• The Delhi-NCR region is called the “Rape capital of India”
Rape Cases:
2012 - 706
2013 - 1330
Cases of Molestations:
2012 - 727
2013 - 2884
Eve- Teasing
2012 - 236
2013 - 793
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/rape-cases-double-molestation-up-4-timesin-delhi/article5298622.ece
THE RECENT CASES IN
THE INDIAN IT SECTOR
In all over India in 2013, 60 cases of attack on women
employees of IT Sector have been reported .
 2013 - A 32 yr old BPO employee was raped by co-worker
and cab driver in Gurgaon around 7 pm – 9 pm on 7th March
2013.
 2012 – A 21 yr BPO employee was gang raped by 8 men in a
moving vehicle near Faridabad.
A 22 yr old BPO employee was kidnapped , raped and
murdered in Pune
 2010- A 30 yr old BPO employee was gang raped in moving
vehicle in Delhi.
RECOMMENDED HR
PRACTICES
• Training on gender egalitarianism.
• Senior leadership engagement / building
women leaders.
• Networking and Forums for women.
• Multiple communication channels.
SUGGESTIONS FOR DAY TO DAY
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
• Transport facilities for women employees engaged in
evening and night shifts.
• Security guard to escort women employees in office
transport.
• Women employees must be in groups during night shifts.
• Complete record of the transport operators must be
furnished from the local police station.
SUGGESTIONS FOR DAY TO DAY
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
• The BPO sector should install a Global Positioning
System (GPS) for tracking the position of women
employee transport vehicles.
• 24 hr helpline must be initiated for women security.
• BPO’s must be set up in near locals with adequate
police patrolling.
THANK YOU