#workplace harassment
By Mona Ezzat “I can’t say anything so I won’t lose my job,” says Fatma Mohamed, a factory worker in the Egyptian province of Gharbiya. Harassment in the workplace is part of Mohamed’s daily life. “In the factory, it’s a phenomenon that poor women have to live with.” The supervisor uses his authority to harass us, she says. “If a worker fights back or even considers filing a complaint she would either be dismissed, humiliated or treated unjustly.” The real…
