POSH is an acronym for the prevention of sexual harassment. This act was passed in 2013 thanks to the efforts of the Vishakha group who battled for the cause of safer workplaces. Now organizations have systems in place that exist for grievance redressal regarding workplace sexual harassment.

The POSH act was published in the Gazette of India as Act No. 14 on December 09, 2013. The Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development declared December 09, 2013 as the effective date of the POSH Act.