With the Delhi gang rape incident bringing about major churning in the country, the Parliament’s Committee on Empowerment of Women (CEW) has now decided to ensure safety of female representatives of the tourism sector.

The committee will be visiting Mumbai later this week to review various predicaments women employed in the field face. Similarly, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has written to individuals working in the sector, asking them to pen down any issues that need to be addressed in relation to safeguarding the interest of women in the industry.