India, May 12 -- The four-member fact-finding team of the National Commission for Women (NCW) investigating allegations of sexual exploitation and religious coercion at the TCS-linked BPO in Nashik has termed the workplace's environment as "deeply disturbing and toxic, marked by pervasive sexual harassment and abuse of authority"; and advised the management to "take appropriate measures to ensure strict compliance and statutory safeguards to protect the dignity and safety of women staffers at the workplace".

The team submitted its over 50-page report to NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on May 5, who presented it to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 8. In a three-page statement issued on Monday, the commission shared the salient feat...