Gmarket Suspends Sexual Harassment Perpetrator for 1 Month... Controversy Over Victim's Transfer

Incident Occurred at Workshop Last October
Victim Claims Transfer to Unpreferred Department
Gmarket "Disciplinary Action Taken After Consulting Major Law Firm"

Gmarket is facing controversy after imposing a one-month suspension on the perpetrator involved in an internal sexual harassment case and transferring the victim to a different department.

According to industry sources on the 6th, in October of last year, during a Gmarket internal workshop, victim A was sexually harassed and assaulted by team leader perpetrator B, who forced A to call him "oppa" and forcibly hugged her. After becoming aware of the incident, the company imposed a one-month suspension on B.

A claimed that the separation process between the victim and the perpetrator was not properly conducted. According to A, during the investigation, the company asked questions that could cause sexual embarrassment, and transferred the victim instead of the perpetrator. Moreover, the department A was transferred to was a related department located on the same floor as B. A stated, “The HR team pressured me, saying that if I did not go to that department, I would be transferred back to the original department where the sexual harassment occurred.” On the other hand, Gmarket denied this, stating that they confirmed the victim’s willingness to transfer and proposed multiple departments.

A resigned from Gmarket three weeks ago. She is currently filing a lawsuit against B and has reported Gmarket to the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the National Human Rights Commission. A Gmarket representative said, “We consulted a major law firm to decide the disciplinary measures. If the Ministry of Employment and Labor finds the company’s response insufficient, we will accept the results and take follow-up actions.”

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