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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Isabel Funk

Chicago area workers rally, file sexual harassment claims against employers

Protesters rallying against workplace sexual harassment gather Tuesday outside outside a state of Illinois office building at 555 W. Monroe. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Jesus and his wife, Noemi, faced constant sexual harassment at their previous jobs, they said. On Tuesday, they decided to speak out so others experiencing the same thing would know they weren’t alone.

The couple, who are both immigrants, said they spent nine months working at Dynamic Manufacturing in Hillside, facing constant sexual and verbal harassment from their co-workers, being touched without consent and being mocked and humiliated. Noemi said many of the comments were directed toward her sexual orientation.

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