Two in five women public transport workers sexually harassed, study reveals
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo in five women public transport workers have been sexually harassed in the course of their job, a union said its research has shown.
And the survey of 1,400 women workers across rail, bus, metro and passenger ferries found that most of those affected did not report the incidents, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union said.
The RMT said its study found that women were not making formal complaints because they did not think they would be taken seriously.
More than 80 per cent of respondents said that sexual harassment on public transport was becoming more of a problem. One woman worker said in her response to the survey: "I have had numerous men stroke my bum as they pass by and that's in the day.
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