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by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — McDonald’s workers in 10 US cities staged a one-day strike Tuesday inspired by the #MeToo movement, accusing the fast food giant of failing to address pervasive sexual harassment at its restaurants. Organizers said the strike was the first of its kind and aimed at getting the company to start taking serious action to curb incidents including groping, lewd comments and propositions for sex in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)- Japan is drawing up plans requiring all senior government bureaucrats to undergo anti-sexual harassment training, an official said Thursday, after a scandal involving a top finance ministry employee. “We are now preparing such a plan,” a cabinet office official told AFP, adding that a final version will be presented at a meeting headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month. The move comes after the top bureaucrat at the Finance Ministry quit […]
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The avalanche of sexual misconduct allegations that has rattled Hollywood, US media and beyond is just beginning, says the head of UN Women, who expects many more women to come forward before behaviors change. The wave of scandals in the United States has felled the careers of some of the most high-profile men in entertainment and compelled companies to take a second look […]
