News: Indian Railways recently launched ‘SHINE’ app for women employees to lodge complaints about sexual harassment at the workplace.
About SHINE App
- SHINE stands for Sexual Harassment Incident Notification for Empowerment.
- SHINE app is a customized application developed to enable women employees to report incidents of sexual harassment at the workplace in a secure and efficient manner.
- Launched by: Indian Railways, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
- Key features
- It operates in addition to the Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) constituted in organisations in compliance with the Vishaka Guidelines.
- Accessible to: It is accessible to all female employees of Indian Railways, allowing them to directly register complaints regarding workplace sexual harassment.
- The app also allows reporting of incidents on behalf of others including – Visitors, Contractual staff, Students and other individuals who may not have direct access to the application.
- Access through: The app can be accessed through the Employee Self Service (ESS) system and women employees can lodge complaints through the Human Resources Management System (HRMS).
- Once a complaint is filed, it is received online by the designated committee responsible for handling such cases.
- The platform ensures confidentiality of complaints and facilitates timely and effective resolution by the concerned authorities.
- It was developed to strengthen the complaint mechanism by making it more confidential, transparent, and expeditious.
