The largest hotel company in the world is caught in a debate over ‘panic buttons’ and how to protect employees | businessinsider.nl

The hospitality industry is in the midst of its own #MeToo moment.

The ongoing debate over hotels' responsibility to protect workers from threats of sexual harassment came to a head Friday as eight Marriott hotel workers from four different cities showed up at the hotel chain's annual shareholder meeting in Washington, DC.

The demonstration was organized by Unite Here!, a labor union that represents workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation, and airport industries.