Officially opening 'Ilonet,' a job community for part-timers and full-timers

After we had dinner with the clinic doctor, other nurses and pharmaceutical company staff, and then, we went to a singing room. Whenever we went to a singing room, the clinic doctor asked me to dance with him. - -;; I told him I'd like to go back home, but he forced me not to go and serve drinks to him. This happened so many times. Please tell me how to manage this situation, without my becoming a wet carpet in this situation? - -;; (full-time worker, in the health and social welfare sector, in the service industry) (on August 18, 2011)

 

On October 19, 2011, 'Ilonet' a job online community was officially opened with the mobile page, where workers are able to counsel their job related problems and difficulties with professionals using their nicknames.

 

Last August 17, Korean Women Workers Association (KWWA) and Youth Union temporarily opened the 'Ilonet', and started their official services after some more supplementations.

 

For the past two months, 777 netizens visited the temporary online job community, and about 100 people joined its membership. Presently, on the site, workers write down their complains and agonies including 'work late' culture, sexual harassment, political issues in the workplace.

 

Our site doesn't expose any personal information (this is also a serious issue in Koea), because people can join our job community site with their e-mail address. However, in cases of sexual harassment and counselling showing their particular jobs, writers may feel embarrassed and uncomfortable, we have recently changed the site system to that people can take consultation unformally without exposing their information. As we also opened our mobile page (http://ilonet.kr/m), smartphone users can also leave their real-time writings.

At noon, on October 19 when the 'Ilonet' was opened, we at the Youth Union and KWWA carried on a publicity to advertise the online community near the Kuro Digital Complex Subway station, and we also planned to carry out our active publicity until late October.

 

'Ilonet' was sponsored by Korea Foundation for Women, Korea Life Insurance Association, and Kyobo Insurance, and is run jointly by the KWWA and Youth Union. In addition, our specialists' group consisted of professional consultants of the 9 Hotlines for Equality, affiliates to the KWWA, and the labor counseling team and lawyers belonging to Youth Union. People can take consultations on their rights to work and get assistance for right redemption.

 

Shin He-jung, manager of the Youth Project Team, KWWA who planned 'Ilonet' said “Regular workers and part-timers all have their problems that they can't share with others. I hope our 'Ilonet' can be a momentum where people can easily talk and take consultation.”