Woman attendant alleges sexual harassment

Rajkot: A major row erupted at the GG Hospital in Jamnagar on Tuesday after a female attendant alleged that they were being sexually harassed by their supervisors. The hospital administration, however, said that they had not received any complaint on the issue, but will probe the matter once the woman files a formal complaint.
The issue came to light when a woman attendant told media persons on Tuesday that she and her other colleagues were being pressurized to have physical relation with their supervisors. According to sources, the hospital administration had recruited these attendants in March and April on temporary basis when Covid-19 cases were at peak. A woman attendant in Jamnagar’s G G hospital has alleged while talking to media persons on Tuesday that they are being pressured to have physical relations with supervisors. The hospital had recruited these attendants in March-April on a temporary basis when covid cases at peak.
The criteria were that the attendant should have passed Class 10. These attendants were assigned to care of patients by providing them food, water and help the nursing staff if required.
As the number of coronavirus cases decreased, the hospital administration started relieving these attendants. However, while opposing the hospital’s decision, one woman alleged before media persons, “We did not get salary and we are being fired without notice. The women being are asked to keep physical relations with supervisors and if they refuse they are shown the door.”
When contacted, Dr Dharmesh Vasavda, in-charge medical superintendent of GG Hospital said, “We have not received any complaint of physical or sexual harassment or the kind of allegations that woman is making before the media. We will ask her to file a proper complaint before taking any action.”