Bangalore: 48 pc women on night shift concerned about safety
The survey was conducted after the rape and murder of a BPO employee by a cab driver in Bangalore in 2005, according to The New Indian Express.
The survey by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) Social Development Foundation said that at least 73 per cent women felt insecure while working at night.
The assessment is based on the feedback they received from stakeholders. The report states that 49 per cent women working with small scale firms are worried about their movements outside, while 28 percent employed with the medium sector are concerned about their safety, especially after dark. Nearly 23 per cent women working with large scale establishments expressed their fears too.
"In sector specific cases, BPOs, ITeS, hospitality sector and media, women employees are the most vulnerable and prone to both physical and non-physical attacks, especially after their duty hours. There has been a huge attrition rate among females in these sectors," said DS Rawat, secretary general of the trade body.
The
report
said
that
35
and
22
per
cent
of
women
working
in
leather
and
garment
industry,
respectively,
are
worried
about
their
safety,
while
in
nursing
sector
and
hospitals,
the
percentage
is
53.
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