Eliminating violence against women at work - Sisters For Change and Munnad

Making sexual harassment laws real for Karnataka’s women garment workers

By: Sisters For Change and Munnade

A new report released on 25 June by Sisters For Change and Munnade has found that 1 in 7 women workers in garment factories in Bangalore has been forced either to commit a sexual act or to have sexual intercourse and 1 in 14 has experienced physical violence in the workplace. 80% of women garment workers report their health and safety is at risk because of working conditions and 1 in 4 feel unsafe at work. In 90% of cases, the perpetrators are male supervisors or Floor-in-Charge managers.

Eliminating violence against women at work
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