Women in contract jobs face more sexual harassment

Posted: 2008-09-18 23:51:28+05:30 IST
Updated: Sep 18, 2008 at 2351 hrs IST

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New Delhi, Sep 17 : Women employed in casual and contract jobs have been found to be more vulnerable to unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full-time positions, according to a recent study.

Women in part-time or non-permanent jobs are about ten times more likely to be sexually harassed at work, says Anthony La Montagne of the University of Melbourne.

Montagne who examined the likelihood of sexual harassment in different types of employment found that casual job workers are also about five times more likely to be subjected to sexual harassment. New Delhi-based Centre for Social Research director Ranjana Kumari says,”In contract jobs the employee is always insecure and at the mercy of the employer, increasing the vulnerability.”

—PTI

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