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Alarming Violence Against Migrant Women Workers

No excuse for not making labor and migration safe and fair for women

Nov 27, 2023
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By: Shoba Shukla

Female migrant workers face alarming levels of sexual and other forms of gender-based violence and harassment all across the migration cycle, according to a United Nations-sponsored panel on violence against women. For instance, a survey of more than 3,000 foreign maids in Hong Kong by the International Labor Organization (ILO) found tha…

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