カテゴリー: Sexual harassment
Women routinely face sexual assault and exploitation in factories, many of which supply western brands. A grassroots movement is helping victims to seek justice Dolly Akhtar was only 16 when she started work in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, s…
While changing attitudes to ensure it doesn’t happen in the first place, Japan is taking yet more measures to tackle a serious problemGroping on public transport is a problem the world over, but the scale of it in Japan, where it is known as “chikan”, …
Baiq Nuril Maknun had been sentenced to six months for documenting boss’s lewd callsIndonesia’s parliament has unanimously approved an amnesty for a woman who was jailed for documenting sexual harassment by her employer.Baiq Nuril Maknun, 37, who worke…
Abuse by those in power is so widespread that there is a word for it – ‘gabjil’New legislation has come into effect in South Korea that could see employers jailed if they unfairly dismiss employees harassed at work.Employees in South Korea have traditi…