Female hotel housekeepers have long pushed for safer working conditions while cleaning rooms. And some of the major hotel chains are being pressured to install what’s known as a panic button in rooms at their hotels here in the US. But as Allison Herrera reports, sexual assault is a global problem. So, shouldn’t these devices be installed in hotels everywhere?
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