Indian CEO of UAE-based agency introduces strict anti-dowry coverage for workers

A Sharjah-based firm has launched a strict ten-point anti-dowry coverage for its workers, failing which could end in cancellation of their contracts and potential authorized motion.

Sohan Roy, founder and CEO of Sharjah-based Aries Group, had introduced the brand new coverage on International Women’s Day in March this yr. The coverage was formally adopted into the employment contract this week.Sohan Roy runs his enterprise in 16 international locations. A father of two women, Roy mentioned the anti-dowry marketing campaign might be strengthened amongst all workers, together with Indians, working in firm branches throughout 16 international locations.”It is for the first time in the world that an anti-dowry policy is being made part of an employment contract by an institution. And as an Indian institution, we are extremely proud of it,” Sohan Roy advised Khaleej Times.Sohan Roy, who hails from Kerala, mentioned although it’s tough to utterly eradicate dowry tradition from society, his group would do all the things to remove the follow amongst its workers.According to the brand new guidelines, any worker who takes or offers dowry sooner or later shall not be allowed to work with Aries Group additional.The coverage additionally states that any sort of harassment of wives or their dad and mom by any of the corporate’s employees can be thought of as a “violation” topic to termination of service and authorized measures.The group has additionally made it essential for all workers to signal the anti-dowry coverage throughout contract signing or renewal. They would want to attend anti-dowry consciousness periods.The group promised the formation of an anti-dowry cell with a majority of feminine employees to take selections on complaints inside 24 hours. Aries Group has set 2023 because the deadline to finish the anti-dowry marketing campaign targets inside its firms.Recently, the Kerala authorities mentioned it could take “stringent measures” to finish the follow of dowry within the state. The assertion got here in gentle of the current horrifying incidents of home abuse within the state.In a sequence of tweets on June 23, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned, “As a society, we need to reform the prevailing marriage system. Marriage must not be a pompous show of the family’s social status and wealth. Parents have to realise that the barbaric dowry system degrades our daughters as commodities. We must treat them better, as human beings.””A fair society is that which treats women and men as equals. In light of the recent horrifying incidents of domestic abuse, Kerala has decided to take more stringent measures to create a fair society. The Government and the people will stand together to end this injustice,” he added.As a society, we have to reform the prevailing marriage system. Marriage should not be a pompous present of the household’s social standing and wealth. Parents have to understand that the barbaric dowry system degrades our daughters as commodities. We should deal with them higher, as human beings.— Pinarayi Vijayan (@vijayanpinarayi) June 23, 2021Read | Kerala lady discovered lifeless days after she alleged dowry harassment by husbandRead | Ghaziabad man shoots spouse for not bringing ‘enough’ dowry