Indian firms with 10 or more employees must set up committees to look into complaints of sexual harassment and ensure that female staff know their workplace rights. Despite such laws, activists say very few of cases of sexual harassment are reported to the police in an industry, like Hollywood, that is run by men and operates by its own rules. Tales of sexual harassment have begun to surface in Mumbai, home to the world’s biggest film industry, following a wave of similar accusations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. More than 50 women have claimed that Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them over the past three decades. While some big Bollywood names have been charged with rape and harassment, they have rarely lost their peers’ support.

Source: The Express Tribune December 14, 2017 13:07 UTC