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Table 3: Many Countries Fail to Protect Female Workers against Sexual Harassment<br />

HDI<br />

Rank<br />

East <strong>Asia</strong><br />

Countries* Existence of law on sexual<br />

harassment at workplace**<br />

12 Japan Yes<br />

15 Korea (Republic of ) Yes<br />

26 Singapore No<br />

33 Brunei Darussalam (..)<br />

61 Malaysia No<br />

101 China ..<br />

103 Thail<strong>and</strong> Yes<br />

110 Mongolia No<br />

112 Philippines Yes<br />

124 Indonesia No<br />

128 Viet Nam No<br />

138 Lao People’s Democratic Republic ..<br />

139 Cambodia Yes<br />

147 Timor-Leste Yes<br />

149 Myanmar ..<br />

– Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of ) ..<br />

South <strong>and</strong> West <strong>Asia</strong><br />

88 Iran (Islamic Republic of ) –<br />

97 Sri Lanka Yes<br />

109 Maldives No<br />

134 India No<br />

141 Bhutan Yes<br />

145 Pakistan Yes<br />

146 Bangladesh Yes<br />

157 Nepal No<br />

172 Afghanistan (..)<br />

<strong>Pacific</strong><br />

2 Australia Yes<br />

5 New Zeal<strong>and</strong> Yes<br />

49 Palau –<br />

90 Tonga –<br />

38 <strong>Enforcing</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Correcting</strong> <strong>Wrongs</strong>

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