Hokkaido farm denies sexual harassment claims by Myanmar workers

A farm in Hokkaido, northern Japan, denied allegations that two men involved in running the farm had sexually harassed Myanmar nationals who formerly worked there, a labor union representing the workers said Wednesday.The six workers, comprising men and women in their 30s or younger, were employed at the farm in Kyogoku, a town near Sapporo, and had been given shelter by the local labor union after allegedly being subjected to abuse and sexual harassment by the two men.According to the Sapporo General Union, which held its first round of collective bargaining with the farm on the same day, …READ FULL ARTICLE