From January to the end of May, 55 cases of sexual harassment and 25 cases of secret photography were reported on the Taipei metro, data from the Rapid Transit Division of the Taipei Police Department showed.
Taipei Rapid Transit Corp yesterday said that sexual harassment and secret photography are illegal and called on victims and witnesses to "bravely intervene and report immediately.”
Last year there were 72 reports of sexual harassment and 55 reports of secret photography on the transit system, it said, adding that the metro carries an average of 2 million passengers per day.
Photo courtesy of Taipei Rapid Transit Corp via CNA
Passengers encountering or witnessing sexual harassment may use the intercom systems on trains or platforms to notify staff or the operations control center, or they may report the incident using the Taipei Metro app’s AI customer service feature or call the 110 or 113 hotlines for help, it said.
While in stations, passengers may also notify station staff directly, it added.
Staff would protect those involved, file a police report and cooperate with investigators, it said.
The company said it would continue to post anti-sexual harassment posters in English and Chinese, which provide information on reporting hotlines and penalties.
The posters warn passengers that sexual harassment is punishable by up to two years in prison and fines of up to NT$100,000 under the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act (性騷擾防治法).
Offenders are also subject to criminal, civil and other liabilities or damages.
All stations and train carriages have CCTV monitoring and station patrols are conducted regularly, it added.
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