Sexual Violence in the Urban Informal Sector: Are existing laws failing women?

Sexual Violence in the Urban Informal Sector: Are existing laws failing women?

Girls hawking bananas COMMENT | Benson Muhindo | When we talk about sexual violence in the workplace, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A boss assaulting their employee? A colleague harassing a fellow worker? But have you ever thought about the harassment that market vendors, street hawkers, female conductors, and other women in the informal sector endure daily? The vulgar language, the body shaming, the inappropriate touches, the unsol…