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Former Harrods workers accuses company of covering perpetrators
A general view of the Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, central London, September 20, 2024

A HARRODS employee who complained about sexual harassment earlier this year has accused the retailer of treating victims like perpetrators while real offenders are “being covered.”

Following allegations of rape and sexual abuse against the luxury goods outlet’s former boss Mohamed al-Fayed, the company said: “the Harrods of today is a very different organisation.”

But the worker, a United Voices of the World (UVW) union member who wished to remain anonymous, rejected these claims.

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