Six women workers sue Tesla over sexual harassment allegations

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the suits, which in at least one instance argued CEO Elon Musk's explicit or provocative tweets influenced the tone at the workplace. Photo: AFP

Six women on Tuesday sued Tesla, alleging a culture of sexual harassment at the electric carmaker's California plant and other facilities that included unwanted touching, catcalls and retaliation for those who complained.

The harassment suits - filed almost a month after two others - add to the controversies centered on the Fremont factory in the San Francisco Bay area and which include a Black ex-employee being awarded US$137 million in a racism case.