China: Draft bill details sexual harassment

Shanghai - Telling sexist jokes, emailing porn to colleagues or sexually-salacious texting are all set to be outlawed under a draft bill currently under review by the city authorities.

Once approved by the Standing Committee of the Shanghai People's Congress, the Shanghai Supplement to the Women's Protection Law will become the first law in China's history to clearly define sexual harassment.

Ge, an official with the Shanghai Women's Association, said the group had received few complaints about sexual harassment but the subject is a hot topic in the media and stories of "groping" in public transport abound on the Internet.