Strauss-Kahn poster boy of maid abuse

Wed, 08 June 2011

17:31

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar could soon become the poster boys for an effort to protect hotel housekeepers in New York.

A Bill introduced by two lawmakers would require hotels and motels across New York to train staffers on how to report sexual harassment by guests, and to distribute a "Know Your Rights" pamphlet to housekeepers and other workers.

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