As recently as June 2010, Guangdong took a pioneering stance towards the issue of sexual harassment in the Chinese workplace, passing a law which not only reinforces the 2005 law which made sexual harassment illegal, but also outlines specifically what sexual harassment means stating “Sexual harassment of women through language, words, physical contacts, graphics or electronic information is forbidden.” In addition, the law makes rules for employers, outlining the procedure which should be followed should sexual harassment be reported. While this new law still leaves a lot up for interpretation and how these cases are handled in the courts remains to be seen, the fact that a large and prosperous province such as Guangdong sees the needs for additional laws and protections against workplace sexual harassment means that, some experts say, strengthening of the national law is certainly soon to follow.
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