A landmark trial began in China on 23 September. Two years after being sexually assaulted by her employer, an employee is suing the company in the labour court over a "workplace accident related to sexual assault". Both an arbitration panel and a people’s court have already upheld this classification.
In this case, Cui Lili, former sales director at Tianjin Deco Automotive Co, a manufacturer of electric power steering systems, was sexually assaulted by her employer during a business trip. She later developed psychological difficulties requiring treatment and was unable to return to work. In April 2024, she was dismissed for “failure to comply with leave rules and unjustified absences”, just two weeks after the company’s director was convicted of rape and sentenced to four years in prison by
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Éric Sautedé
Freelance