Migrant and refugee women in Australia silenced over workpace sexual harassment, report finds

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Migrant and refugee women are confronting sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, with little accountability for perpetrators.


A new report by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety or ANROWS, found almost half [[46%]] of the more than 850 migrant and refugee women surveyed reported experiencing workplace sexual harassment in the past five years.

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