Jongno-gu Enhances 'Human Rights Sensitivity' of Frontline Administrative Staff

Inviting Won Eun-jeong, Director of the Human Rights Education Research Institute, to Raise Employees' Human Rights Awareness; Conducted in a Friendly Manner by Integrating Movie Plots

Efforts Made So Far to Promote Residents' Human Rights Include Enacting Ordinances, Forming Human Rights Committees, Establishing Basic Plans, and Pilot Operation of Human Rights Impact Assessments

Integrity Training for Senior Officials of Jongno-gu

Jongno-gu (Mayor Jeong Mun-heon) will hold the '2023 Human Rights Education: Human Rights Sensitivity through Movies' on the 6th and 7th at the 12th-floor training room of the district office.

This program is designed to enhance the related awareness of district employees so they can take the lead in protecting residents' human rights and to spread a human rights-friendly workplace atmosphere.

In particular, this year, to make the somewhat difficult and distant topic easier and more enjoyable to understand, Won Eun-jeong, Director of the Human Rights Education Research Institute, was invited to conduct the sessions in a friendly manner by integrating widely known movie plots.

The education will be held over two sessions. On the first day, the 6th, through the movies 'Green Book' and 'I Can Speak,' participants will learn about ▲ the strength to face one's own side ▲ the difference between criticism and condemnation ▲ the difference between emotion and sensitivity.

On the following day, the 7th, by examining various cases from the movies 'Hidden Figures' and 'Witness,' participants will reflect on ▲ the reasons prejudice arises ▲ the importance of noticing human rights rather than just knowing about them.

Additionally, for employees who could not participate on the day, recorded and edited sessions will be made available mid-month through the Onnara Ieum system for remote education.

Moreover, Jongno-gu has been steadily promoting residents' human rights by ▲ enacting the ordinance serving as the basis for human rights policy in July 2017 ▲ forming a 'Human Rights Committee' in March 2018, where residents and experts deliberate on human rights policy matters ▲ establishing a 'Basic Plan' in June 2020 as a roadmap for Jongno-gu's human rights policy ▲ and sequentially implementing a pilot operation of human rights impact assessments on autonomous regulations (ordinances and rules) in July 2022. Full implementation of human rights impact assessments on autonomous regulations is scheduled for August.

Jongno-gu also conducted a 'Special Training for Enhancing Integrity Leadership and Mindset' for the mayor and senior officials on the 27th of last month.

This session comprehensively covered measures to eradicate unfair work orders and workplace power harassment, the Anti-Graft Act, and the Public Officials Conflict of Interest Prevention Act, presenting the proper roles of senior officials to create a mutually respectful organizational culture and emphasizing integrity leadership.

Mayor Jeong Mun-heon stated, “The promotion of residents' human rights is the driving force for realizing 'Jongno Modern.' I hope this education will be a valuable opportunity to raise employees' human rights sensitivity and lay the foundation for human rights administration.” He added, “We will operate various customized training programs so that public officials can reflect on the right attitude and carry out their duties responsibly.”

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