Traumatised retail staff say they were forced to strip for underwear inspection
(World News South Africa)

Anna Majavu - New Frame Port Elizabeth - Four retail employees in Port Elizabeth have allegedly been subjected to a degrading underwear inspection at work. They say it was carried out by their employer, who had accused the women of “dirtying” the staff toilet with menstrual blood. “I don`t know how I got through the day. But I know I was crying in between helping customers. The more I thought about it, the more humiliated I felt because something about what happened felt so wrong. I know I didn`t have to let her check me. But without thinking at the time, I was so desperate to prove my innocence in the matter,” said one of the employees. The women work at JA Floral Distributors, a florist,...