According to the Civil Service Commission, in 2020 there was a 7.5% increase in the number of complaints, although the year was characterized by a significant decline in work interfaces due to the corona crisis
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In the past year, there has been an increase in the number of sexual harassment cases handled in the Disciplinary Division of the Civil Service Commission: 230 cases, compared with 214 in 2019 and 184 in 2018, according to a report published today by the Civil Service Commission.
The annual report shows a 7.5% increase in the number of complaints in 2020 compared to 2019. The alarming increase was recorded despite declining interaction in the workplace due to the corona crisis.
Following the report's findings, the Commission wrote that "Once again we are witnessing an increase in the number of referrals, this time of about 7.5%, compared to 2019 and 25% compared to 2018. This is despite the fact that 2020 was characterized by a significant decline in workplace interfaces due to the Corona crisis. The many and the expulsion of many civil servants for long periods of absence. "
They added that "we still believe that the number of referrals does not indicate the amount of sexual harassment incidents that actually occur in reality, which are necessarily significantly more numerous. Despite the difficulties, we continue to fight a bitter war against this phenomenon, as evidenced by the serious lawsuits we have filed "During the past year, we will continue and not let go of our just struggle, and we will invest all our energy in handling these cases."