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Kate Rice

One in five in UK workers suffered some form of sexual harassment in last year

The Bill will protect workers from abuse by third parties

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One in five people in the UK workforce have experienced at least one form of workplace sexual harassment in the last year, the Standard can reveal.

The data, provided by the House of Commons Library and the Liberal Democrats, showed that the equivalent of 1.5 million people each year are victims of third-party abuse – such as from customers, clients and patients.

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