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South Korea: over 700 cases of workplace sexual harassment reported in 1 year

South Korea: over 700 cases of workplace sexual harassment reported in 1 year

Workplace sexual harassment is still prevalent in Korea despite measures to increase awareness of sexual crimes and the #MeToo movement, with insufficient measures to properly discipline the offenders, according to recent government data. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday it had received 717 reports of sexual harassment at workplaces in the one year since […]

Students speaking out against sexual harassment from teachers

Students speaking out against sexual harassment from teachers

The #Metoo movement that has been sweeping Korea since January is starting to spread to schools. A girls’ high school in Gwangju is undergoing a police investigation for sexual harassment by teachers.  The investigation was launched after the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education last week found that 180 out of 860 students at the school […]

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