China: On 26 April 2007, the Standing Committee of the Shanghai People's Congress approved an amendment to local regulations specifying acts that may constitute sexual harassment. The regulation gives female employees the right to file civil suits for sexual harassment.
The regulation requires that employers not only investigate complaints, but also take steps to prevent sexual harassment.
The regulations intend to implement the sexual harassment prohibitions set out in the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women; an amendment to the law in 2005 represented the first effort to outlaw sexual harassment in China.
Source: China Daily, 2.7 April 2007
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Shanghai Congress Approves Sexual Harassment Rules
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