SEOUL, South Korea — After enduring months of constant harassment at work, South Korean office worker Christine Jung finally confronted her aggressor — only to be fired and sued for defamation by her employer. A recent government survey found that two-thirds of workers had experienced harassment on the job, while 80 percent had witnessed it. And after the South Korean women’s curling team, nicknamed the “Garlic Girls”, stole the show at last year’s Winter Olympics, they too raised allegations of abuse and exploitation by their coaches. “But it’s still a meaningful step towards change, as more will feel relatively safer to report when they face harassment at work,” he said. For many Korean workers, including Jung, the new measures have come too late.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 15, 2019 05:07 UTC