Hokkaido farm denies sexual harassment claims by Myanmar workers

SAPPORO - A farm in Hokkaido, northern Japan, denied allegations that two men involved in running the farm had sexually harassed Myanmar nationals who formerly worked there, a labor union representing the workers said Wednesday.

The six workers, comprising men and women in their 30s or younger, were employed at the farm in Kyogoku, a town near Sapporo, and had been given shelter by the local labor union after allegedly being subjected to abuse and sexual harassment by the two men.