China rape victim becomes first to have sex assault recognised as ‘industrial injury’

A rape victim in China has become the first such person to have the crime committed by her boss classified as an “industrial injury”. -- Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

SHANGHAI (SCMP): A woman in China who was raped by her boss on a business trip and later sacked has had her ordeal ruled an “industrial injury” by the authorities.

She subsequently sued the company and is demanding it pay her two million yuan (US$280,000) in compensation.