When I complained of sexual harassment of a subordinate… Busan Transportation Culture Training Institute arranged to meet the perpetrator

The city of Busan has decided and informed the Busan City Transportation and Culture Training Institute (hereinafter referred to as the training center) that it has not properly taken measures to protect the victims and caused secondary damage even though a sexual harassment incident occurred in the workplace.27 Sun said.

As a result of the investigation by the Busan City Audit Committee, Company A, who works at the Busan City Transportation Culture Training Institute, committed sexual harassment in the workplace that made contract employees feel sexual humiliation and humiliation, such as continuing verbal and physical sexual harassment. In addition, victims at that time complained of the damage of grief and sexual harassment, but the training center only warned the perpetrator and separated from the victim without a formal investigation. Afterwards, the training center made a second offense, such as arranging a place for reconciliation with the perpetrator without the consent of the victim, the audit committee explained.

The training center did not properly implement the measures to protect the victims, such as sending the perpetrator to the victims department once again a year after the incident. Because of this, the victims suffered not only sexual harassment damage but also psychological and emotional difficulties such as anxiety and depression as secondary damage. The victims calmed down in Busan.

In the investigation, the Busan City Audit Committee confirmed the sexual harassment and secondary damage of employees, and held a deliberation committee for complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence to deliberate and decide on recommendations.

The Deliberation Committee on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Grievances severely warned the training center, pointing out that the agency that should protect the victims became the subject of the second offense. In addition, in order to improve gender sensitivity and improve the procedure for reporting sexual harassment and sexual assault, the training center requested the training center to conduct special education as a result of disciplinary action for the perpetrator (the accused), and to dismiss the training center director. In addition, it was recommended to prepare measures to protect victims, such as consulting on procedures for dealing with sexual harassment and sexual violence cases, special education on gender sensitivity of agency heads and senior executives, continuous monitoring of related cases, and counseling and legal support.

The Busan City Transportation Culture Training Institute responded in an official letter to the city of Busan saying that it would implement all of these recommendations. It is reported that the training center will hold this board of directors to determine the disciplinary level of the director and others and notify the city of Busan within 30 days.

Busan City Audit Committee Chairman Ryu Je-seong said, “This release of the resolutions of the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Grievance Deliberation Committee is a measure to contribute to the prevention and awareness of sexual harassment in the public sector.” The Busan City Transportation and Culture Training Institute is a subsidiary of Busan, where the vice mayor of the administration is the chairman, and about 10 directors, including the bus and taxi association, the freight association, and the chairman of the charter and village bus association.

Busan City established and operated a sexual harassment and sexual violence eradication team within the Audit Committee on July 1 of last year when the sexual harassment incident broke out in April last year, while applying zero-tolerance principles such as severe disciplinary action against perpetrators to improve sexual awareness. Protection measures are the top priority, and measures to improve gender-based organizational culture are being promoted.

Busan = Reporter Hwang Sun-yoon [email protected]