Workplace sexual harassment: don't stay silent on the issue

Sexual harassment victims often feel unsupported and therefore do not speak about their experiences. Photo: filepic

If you know or suspect that a woman co-worker was being sexually harassed, assaulted or abused at your workplace, would you do or say something?

United Nations Population Fund Malaysian representative for Malaysia and Thailand Marcela Suazo says victims of sexual harassment often keep quiet because they don’t feel supported by their co-workers and fear retaliation from their employers.