Sexual harassment complaints surgeKNOW THINE ENEMY Ministry officials attributed a 22 percent rise in reports of verbal harassment from 2023 to a growing public awareness of disrespectful sexual languageBy Lo Pi and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan last year reported 3,656 sexual harassment complaints, up 45 percent from 2023, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday as officials recommendations to protect women in public spaces. Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Lu Chien-te, center, holds a placard at a conference about public sexual harassment in Taipei yesterday. Taiwanese judicial authorities imposed penalties in 1,527 sexual harassment cases, doubling the conviction rate when compared with 2023, officials said. Corporate policy should include mandatory sexual harassment prevention training and regular tests, as well as specialized training for managers and investigators, she said. Elsewhere, the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union yesterday called on the government to protect flight attendants from sexual harassment in Taiwan-owned aircraft flying in foreign countries.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2026 17:13 UTC