The number of workplace harassment cases in Korea decreased for the first time for the first time

The Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family conducted a poll of 15,158 employees at public organizations and private companies, website Korea Bizwire news.

Of these, 4.8% of respondents said that they had been sexually harassed in the workplace at least once in the past 3 years. This number is down 3.3% compared to 2018.

Among the respondents, 7.9% of women and 2.9% of men said they had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. This is also the first time in many years that the number of reported harassment cases in Korea has decreased.

According to a survey 3 years ago, sexual harassment occurred most often at dinner after work with colleagues (accounting for 43.7%) and at the office (36.8%).

During the pandemic, harassment in the office was more common (41.8%) than after-hours drinking (31.5%).

While the majority of victims do not report harassment they have experienced, the rate of harassment has dropped from 81.6% in 2018 to 66.7% this year.

5.5% of respondents said they had at least once witnessed or heard about a sexual harassment incident at work in the past 3 years. More than half of them said they had not taken any specific action against harassment.

Regarding the reasons for not reporting the incident, almost half of the respondents believed that the incident would pass, about 19% said they were silent because even if they did report it, the employer would ignore it.

Also from this number, many independent observers question the unreported cases.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a painful problem in the country of ginseng. According to a January-February 2020 survey by the Korean Women’s Workers Association, 74% of people reported experiencing some form of discrimination.

In 2018, the country’s EEO Act was amended to help anyone who has been sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace, through the implementation of training courses on sexual harassment, victim protection, and more. witnesses and witnesses, the obligation to investigate confidentially.

According to Zing