[사회]Dong-A Pharm apologizes for controversy over gender discrimination interviews

Dong-A Pharm, which recently attracted attention with discount sales of women’s products, apologized for the controversy that it asked a gender-discriminatory question to applicants during the recruitment process last year.

In the YouTube video’King Nego’ released on the 5th, a scene was revealed in which the host Young-ran Jang visited Dong-A Pharmaceutical to negotiate a discount sale of the company’s sanitary napkin products.

Young-ran Jang met Ho-jin Choi, president of Dong-A Pharmaceutical, and negotiated the price, and President Choi promised discounts on sanitary napkin product packages, single item discounts, and coupon discounts. In addition, Dong-A Pharmaceutical also attracted attention by revealing that it is donating some proceeds from the repurchase sales.

In four days, the number of video views exceeded 1.5 million times, and the video became a hot topic, and a comment on the disclosure of a netizen that he had an interview with Dong-A Pharmaceutical last year was posted on this video.

This netizen said, “At the end of last year, when I was interviewed at the end of last year, I was the only female interviewer named HR team leader,’Would you agree to get a lower salary than men because women don’t go to the military?’ ? It’s funny, I’ll die.

Afterwards, comments with similar contents continued, and other viewers who saw it protested by commenting, “Why are you negotiating women’s products while discriminating against women”, “A company that discriminates against sex sells sanitary pads”, and “I will boycott for life”

As the controversy grew, CEO Choi posted an apology in his name in the comment window on this video on the 6th. He explained, “As a result of checking the contents related to the comments, it was confirmed that one of the interviewers in the process of the first practical interview for hiring new employees in November 2020 asked a question that made the applicant uncomfortable outside the interview manual.”

President Choi said, “I sincerely apologize to the applicant, and bow down and apologize for causing concern to customers with this issue. In addition, we will review the overall system and procedures for recruitment and personnel.”

At the same time, I convey my regrets to the production crew and staff who worked hard together as the interview case that I did not recognize before the filming of “King Nego” became controversial, fading the original good intention. I convey my heart,” he said.

YTN PLUS Reporter Ji-Young Moon ([email protected])

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