[vol.10] Hot line for Equality_ The Violation of No.1, Article 260 of the Criminal Law!!!
WORKING WOMAN 2008. 3. 20. 11:12By Seoul Women Workers Association
QUESTION: I have been working in an office of construction field as a temporary worker. I've often been suffered from severe insults by a male manager. Sometimes he trys to hurt me throwing something on my head. I was scared, and afraid to go to work. However, the manager hasn't made any apology. I told a boss in workplace, and he told me I'd better endure such insults. I want to quit to work there. What shall I do?
COUNSELING: Despite a male-manager has a responsibility to make a warm and good atmosphere to work together, however, he insults against you. He is obviously subject to punishment charging with human rights violation even from a perspective of the company manager.
Therefore, you can demand the company to punish him based on his unjust treatment against you. You can demand his offical apology and he can be certainly punished, as well. Although he didn't hit you directly on your body, he insulted you.
This can be charged under the Violence, No.1 of the Article 260 of the Criminal Law.
So, you can accuse him to the police or to the prosecutor. Firstly, you'd better let the company president know about the case through writing a letter since the boss in workplace doesn't care about it.
RESULT: After receiving the letter from the female worker, we sent an official letter to the company protesting against the nature of the case and demanding the punishment against him. Then, the company realized that it is not good for itself if more women organizations know this case, and they are afraid that may get many negative images from the public. Finally, the company made the male worker to make an open-apology.
There are many cases of male managers' insults or violence against female workers, however very few cases were revealed as issues to be solved. But, in this case, the woman worker didn't keep quiet. At the beginning, the male manager didn't try to make an apology at all, but finally he surrounded to do make an apology.
Through this, the female worker has a confidence to solve any problems. She has more hopeful and more confident than before!!!