Preventing Human Rights Issues in the Sports Sector of Gyeongnam Province in Advance

First Training for Changwon City Teams on the 13th, Total 8 Sessions for 373 Participants Until November 24
Expected to Prevent Human Rights Violations and Raise Awareness in Provincial Sports Community

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 13th that it will conduct ‘Sports Human Rights and Ethics Education’ for about 370 athletes belonging to workplace sports teams under the provincial and city/county sports councils to prevent human rights violations in the sports community within the province.

This education, held from the 13th to November 24th, was prepared in response to the human rights violation issues raised throughout the sports field.

The education will be conducted at the Gyeongnam Sports Industry Promotion Support Center, starting with training for 45 members of six teams from Changwon City at 3 p.m. on the 13th, and will be held a total of eight times until the 24th of next month, considering the COVID-19 situation.

The curriculum will cover ▲prevention and response methods for sports (sexual) violence ▲protection of sports human rights ▲sports gambling addiction and prevention ▲sports doping prevention methods, among other topics.

Nam Kyung-hee, Director of the Provincial Sports Support Division, said, “This education aims to improve awareness of human rights in the sports community and promote sports ethics that all athletes should observe. We will continue to implement policies for human rights protection, such as operating a human rights violation reporting center in the sports community, to create a human rights-friendly sports Gyeongnam.”

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