In this PBS-aired Frontline documentary, correspondent Lowell Bergman details the high incidence of sexual assault and abuse experienced by illegal immigrant women working overnight hours in janitorial jobs. Many toil in empty airport terminals, banks, and offices in the dead of night, often in areas where security is minimal, at best. Rape on the Night Shift focuses primarily on employers who take advantage of these women, sometimes in sickeningly violent ways. Because of their immigration status, the women are often unwilling to report these crimes to the police, and many are coerced to remain silent. The documentary calls out one of the largest janitorial employers in the nation, ABM, as guilty of putting its workers in continual risk. ABM—whose clients include the Pentagon—has been the target of more than 40 sexual harassment lawsuits over the past two decades, including multiple lawsuits by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Featuring testimony from 21 women, this report also looks at undercover operations aimed at tracking down the criminals who prey on the vulnerable. A disturbing exposé, this is highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall)
Rape on the Night Shift
(2015) 60 min. DVD: $24.99 ($54.99 w/PPR). PBS Video. SDH captioned. ISBN: 978-1-62789-430-2. Volume 31, Issue 1
Rape on the Night Shift
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