Time's up: Hollywood's campaign against sexual harassment

Hundreds of actresses, film directors and lawyers have a launched a campaign in the United States to fight sexual harassment at work.

The women include Hollywood stars, such as Cate Blanchett and Eva Longoria.

The focus of their campaign, called Time's Up, is on people with low-paid jobs.

Key words and phrases:

launch
start a large project or initiative

harassment
repeated unpleasant behaviour which upsets or annoys someone

unveil
officially announce something new

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