Major Janitorial Company Agrees to Reform Response to Sexual Abuse

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The mop and the buckets are tools of the trade for many female janitors who are often targeted for sexual abuse and rape. Creative Commons image by Flickr user

By Andrew Donohue, Reveal/The California Report 

The nation’s largest janitorial company has agreed to an outside review of rape claims made by its female janitors in California, adding a new layer of oversight for a company with a history of facing accusations that it failed to prevent sexual violence.

ABM Industries Inc. made the pledge as part of a settlement announced Wednesday night with Maria Bojorquez, a former employee who said she was raped by a supervisor while cleaning San Francisco’s Ferry Building in 2004.

Read the complete story at Reveal/The California Report.

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