Union leaders harassed in Brazil's textile factories - report

DECEMBER 6, 2019 / 4:10 PM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
Fabio Teixeira
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women labor leaders in Brazil face harassment and isolation in the grueling textile industry, where they are singled out for their union involvement, according to a report made public this week.

Interviews with about 250 women by the non-profit Instituto Observatorio Social over four months this year found they faced sexual harassment and humiliation in the workplace, with union leaders singled out for abuse.

Brazil has the fourth largest garment production industry in the world, with about 1.5 million workers, most of them women, according to the Brazilian Textile Industry Association (Abit).

The research focused on six cities that produce garments and shoes. It found widespread sexual harassment, as well as bullying and poor working conditions in local factories.

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