A 20-Year-Old Who Committed Suicide After a Company Dinner... Final Message Reports "Frequent Verbal Abuse and Assault by Supervisor"

20s Office Workers Express Complaints via Messages and Calls After Company Dinners

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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] A claim has been raised that a company worker in their 20s took an extreme step after suffering workplace harassment, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to the Gwangsan Police Station in Gwangju, at around 8 a.m. on the 27th of last month, Mr. A (25) was found dead in a ground-level flower bed of a high-rise apartment in Gwangsan-gu. It is reported that Mr. A had worked for 1 year and 1 month as a safety manager at an energy-related company in Gwangju.

After reviewing the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the apartment, the police confirmed that Mr. A went alone to the apartment rooftop at around 12:30 a.m. that day while talking on his mobile phone.

Just before his death, Mr. A sent a text message to the company’s labor committee stating that "frequent verbal abuse and physical assault by a certain superior are lowering employee morale," and then made a phone call. After the call, he also contacted his girlfriend and family to share his distress.

Earlier, on the 26th of last month, Mr. A had a drinking gathering with his colleagues after work, and after the gathering ended, he did not return home but headed to the rooftop of a nearby apartment, according to the investigation.

The bereaved family claims that workplace harassment was the cause of Mr. A’s sudden death and is demanding a thorough investigation. It is also reported that the family has requested the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the National Human Rights Commission to investigate whether workplace harassment occurred.

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