Gyeonggi-do Human Rights Center Recommends 'Human Rights Education' for Director Who Verbally Abused Assistant Teacher

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Human Rights Center has judged the director of a daycare center, who verbally abused and humiliated an assistant teacher wishing to resign, as a case of 'workplace harassment' and recommended that the director take human rights education.

According to the Gyeonggi Human Rights Center on the 21st, Ms. A, who worked as an assistant teacher at a home daycare center in the Gyeonggi area, told Director B on October 21 last year that she would "work until the end of this month and then resign."

Director B asked, "Is that up to you?" and Ms. A replied that she needed to work until the end of the month to receive a full month's salary.

Director B was found to have verbally abused Ms. A for about 30 minutes, saying things like, "How do you talk to an elder like that?" and "Where did you learn such bad manners, being so rude..."

Feeling shocked and humiliated, Ms. A filed a human rights violation relief application with the Human Rights Center. After investigating both Ms. A and Director B, the center held a human rights protection officer meeting and determined that this case constituted workplace harassment and infringed on Ms. A's personal rights.

Accordingly, the Gyeonggi Human Rights Center recommended that Director B take restorative measures for Ms. A and attend human rights education recommended by the center.

A representative of the Human Rights Center said, "Typical restorative measures include granting paid leave to the victim or supporting psychological treatment, but since the victim has already resigned in this case, specific restorative measures were not included in the recommendation. This decision serves to raise awareness that verbal abuse such as shouting at subordinates constitutes a serious human rights violation."

The facility that receives the recommendation from the Human Rights Center must comply within two months. The province plans to check whether the daycare center complies with the Human Rights Center's recommendation.

The Gyeonggi Human Rights Center handles human rights counseling (031-8008-2340), investigations, and other tasks related to human rights violations and discrimination occurring in the province, its subordinate administrative agencies, public institutions, entrusted agencies, and welfare facilities supported by the province.

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