CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2019 · Q9Ethics · Case Studies · 20 marks · 250 words
English
An apparel manufacturing company having large number of women employees was losing sales due to various factors. The company hired a reputed marketing executive, who increased the volume of sales within a short span of time. However, some unconfirmed reports came up regarding his indulgence in sexual harassment at the work place. After sometime, a woman employee lodged a formal complaint to the management against the marketing executive about sexually harassing her. Faced with the company’s indifference in not taking cognizance of her grievance, she lodged an FIR with the Police. Realizing the sensitivity and gravity of the situation, the company called the woman employee to negotiate. In that she was offered a hefty sum of money to withdraw the complaint and the FIR and also give in writing that the marketing executive is not involved in the case. Identify the ethical issues involved in this case. What options are available to the woman employee?
हिन्दी
बड़ी संख्या में महिला कर्मचारियों वाली एक परिधान उत्पादक कंपनी के अनेक कारणों से विक्रय में गिरावट आ रही थी। कंपनी ने एक प्रतिष्ठित विपणन अधिकारी को नियुक्त किया, जिसने अल्पावधि में ही विक्रय की मात्रा को बढ़ा दिया। लेकिन उस अधिकारी के विरुद्ध कार्यस्थल पर यौन उत्पीड़न में लिप्त होने की कुछ अपुष्ट शिकायतें सामने आईं। कुछ समय पश्चात् एक महिला कर्मचारी ने कंपनी के प्रबंधन की विपणन अधिकारी के विरुद्ध यौन उत्पीड़न की औपचारिक शिकायत दायर की। अपनी शिकायत के प्रति कंपनी की संज्ञान लेने में उदासीनता को देखते हुए, महिला कर्मी ने पुलिस में प्राथमिकी दर्ज की। परिस्थिति की संवेदनशीलता और गंभीरता को भांपते हुए, कंपनी ने महिलाकर्मी को वार्ता करने के लिए बुलाया। कंपनी ने महिलाकर्मी को एक मोटी रकम देने के एवज में अपनी शिकायत और प्राथमिकी वापस लेने तथा यह लिख कर देने के लिए कहा कि विपणन अधिकारी प्रकरण में लिप्त नहीं था। इस प्रकरण में निहित नैतिक मुद्दों की पहचान कीजिए। महिलाकर्मी के सामने कौन-कौनसे विकल्प उपलब्ध हैं?
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2019 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Case Studies
Case studies on the above issues.
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