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Dong-A Pharm, which was in controversy with the’sex discrimination interview’ Official apology on the company websiteRaised. Dong-A Pharm acknowledged that there were gender-discriminatory questions during the interview process for new employees in the second half of last year, and said, “I am sorry to the applicants and young people.” Dong-A Pharm posted an apology on its website on the 22nd, in the name of CEO Ho-jin Choi, saying, “Dong-A Pharmaceutical has a question about gender discrimination during the hiring interview process in the second half of 2020, so I apologize.” On the 6th, Dong-A Pharm raised controversy by posting an apology in the form of’comment’ on the video of’Nego King 2’on the YouTube channel. In the recruitment process in November of last year, Dong-A Pharm said, “Gender equality recruitment of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, where the head of the personnel team at the time asked female applicants for their opinion on the military-written bonus system. He admitted that it was a question that violated the’Guidelines’ criteria. Dong-A Pharm added, “I am sorry to the applicants who have been hurt by this incident and to the young people who have felt a great collapse in the difficult employment environment.”

Dong-A Pharmaceutical also said that although it has operated a human rights committee composed of equal numbers of men and women, the management and supervision of the company was not thorough in the course of operating the system. Dong-A Pharmaceutical said, “It is also the fault of the company that overlooked the fact that if the head of the department managing and supervising the system is involved, the identification of the problem may be delayed.” Dong-A Pharm announced that it will △re-review the recruitment system and procedures, △improve the system, such as strengthening the Human Rights Committee, △recheck processes such as placement, promotion, wages, and training opportunities after hiring. The interviewee, Mr. A, said, “It is still insufficient, but I will accept this much.” At the interview for a new employee at Dong-A Pharmaceutical last year, Mr. A continued to question gender discrimination by asking,’Because I am a woman, I did not go to the military, so what do you think about receiving less wages than men’ to him, who was the only woman among the interviewees. exposedid. Mr. A said, “Apart from the apology of Dong-A Pharmaceutical, we are trying to get recognition from the state that the question of gender discrimination in the interview process is a violation of the gender equality law.” On the 13th, Mr. A filed a complaint with the Ministry of Employment and Labor on the ground that Dong-A Pharmaceutical committed’sex discrimination in terms of employment’ during the interview process for a new employee last year. Meanwhile, Minister of Gender Equality and Family Chung Young-ae met with the president of the Korea Employers Federation Son Gyeong-sik in the afternoon of this afternoon, and said, “Today, I was prevented from doing so to share opinions on cooperation measures for the establishment and spread of gender equality recruitment.” Minister Chung told Chairman Sohn, “Looking at the controversy over gender-discriminated interviews in the recent hiring process, it seems necessary to strengthen the support necessary to ensure that gender equality and fair hiring are established in the workplace. I lend this position to request that the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the management community work together with wisdom and strength to resolve the gender-discriminatory hiring practices,” he said. By Lim Jae-woo, staff reporter [email protected]