Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged zero tolerance on sexual harassment, ordering senior officials to undergo training to prevent abuse after a scandal involving a top government bureaucrat. "Sexual harassment is a clear violation of human rights. It must never be tolerated," Shinzo Abe told a
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged zero tolerance on sexual harassment, ordering senior officials to undergo training to prevent abuse after a scandal involving a top government bureaucrat.
“Sexual harassment is a clear violation of human rights. It must never be tolerated,” Shinzo Abe told a panel of ministers.
“We ask each one of the ministers to implement this emergency measure in a swift manner,” he said, referring to a new policy that will require senior bureaucrats to undergo anti-sexual harassment training.
The training will be tied to promotion for bureaucrats in a bid to ensure the success of the effort.
The initiative comes after a senior finance ministry official was forced to resign following allegations he sexually harassed female reporters.
He denied the allegations, but a ministry probe found them credible and docked his retirement pay.
