Napkin Protest
Napkin Protest is an online protest on social media against the alleged strip search carried on 15 women in Kochi, Kerala by Asma Rubber Products Pvt Ltd.[1]
On December 10, 2014, 15 female employees of Asma Rubber Products Pvt Ltd, a glove manufacturing company located in Cochin Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), were strip searched by two women supervisors after a used sanitary napkin was found inside the toilet. Those employees who protested against strip search were threatened with sacking.[2]
Following the protest in social media, a probe has been ordered into the incident and High Court would hear the case on January 2, 2014.[2]