Women in the Honduran Melon Industry - International Labor Rights ...

APPENDIX A33. What work related accidents are most commonin this company?A. ___ Injuries (cuts or bruising) through use of toolsand other machinesB. ___ Injuries provoked by falling objectsC. ___ Injuries provoked by slipping or fallingD. ___ Electrical shockE. ___ Bloodshed or other due to exposure to toxicchemicalsF. ___ Other. Please Explain: _______________________________________________________________34. What kind of work do you do for this company?A. ___ Supervision of other workersB. ___ Fruit harvestC. ___ Fruit transportD. ___ Fruit selectionE. ___ Fruit packingF. Other ____________________________________35. Does the company provide you with protectiveequipment?A. ___ YesB. ___ No. Skip to question 3736. What kind of protective equipment are yougiven?A. ___ GlovesB. ___ ApronsC. ___ MasksD. ___ BootsE. ___ OverallsF. ___ Protective helmetsG. ___ BeltsH. ___ Other. Please explain: _______________________________________________________________37. Do you know what work-related sexualharassment includes? I’ll explain it to you quickly:It’s when a person (woman or man) that is a boss orsuperior gives you compliments or tells you things thatsuggest sexual desire, or directly asks for sexual favors,taking advantage of his/her authority. In other words,there is sexual harassment, when someone wants tobribe someone else by giving them work or keepingthem employed in return for sexual favors, which can bein the form of touching, kissing, or other sexual contact.Keeping in mind what I’ve explained to you, do youconsider yourself to be a victim of sexual harassment inthe workplace?A. ___ YesB. ___ No Skip to question 4138. Did you report this sexual harassment, if you doconsider yourself a victim?A. ___ YesB. ___ No39. Who did you report the harassment to?A. ___ Another official in the companyB. ___ The policeC. ___ A human rights organizationD. ___ Other. Please explain: _______________________________________________________________40. Did reporting the harassment do you any good?A. ___ Yes. Explain the repercussions: ________________________________________________________B. ___ No41. Have you been the victim of any discriminationor mistreatment as a woman at the hands of a malecoworker or boss?A. ___ Yes. Please Explain: ________________________________________________________________B. ___ No42. Did this company demand that you take apregnancy test?A. ___ YesB. ___ NoINTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUMWOMEN IN THE HONDURAN MELON INDUSTRY18