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Petitioned the National Assembly for the Revision of Equal Employment Law
- The preparatory committee, composed of 9 federations of labor unions and 5 women's organizations, have worked together to prepare the revision of the Equal Employment Law since last August. The committee aimed to implement laws regarding the regulation of sexual harrassment in a work place and the indirect discriminations in the Equal Employment Law. On November 7, the committee concluded the revised bill on these matters at the workshop. They petitioned the National Assembly on November 13.
- Submitted the policy proposal on the cost of maternity protection
- The KWWAU submitted the policy proposal on the cost of maternity protection paid by the society. Together with women's organizations and labor unions, the proposal was sent to the National Assembly, political parties and government. Major points were: the expansion of maternity protection to women farmers and home-based workers, the cost of maternity protection covered by medical insurances and the cost of maintaining heath before and after childbirth covered by medical insurances.
- The KWWAU submitted the policy proposal on the cost of maternity protection paid by the society. Together with women's organizations and labor unions, the proposal was sent to the National Assembly, political parties and government. Major points were: the expansion of maternity protection to women farmers and home-based workers, the cost of maternity protection covered by medical insurances and the cost of maintaining heath before and after childbirth covered by medical insurances.
- Worked out countermeasures against VDT Syndrome
Currently, the VDT management guide is not observed at work places. Not too long ago, a group of operators of the Korea Telecom were known to have an occupational disease, VDT Syndrome. In order to cope with this situation, the countermeasurement committee, composed of labor unions and research centers for worker's health and the KWWAU, was formed. Purposes of the committee were:
legislation of standardizing the VDT symptom, regular medical checkup for workers doing simple and repeated jobs and applying the workers accident compensation insurance, The committee visited the Labor Ministry and implemented the educational and research activities. Now, the government also recognizes to cope with the VDT symptom and decided to hold a discussion session on VDT Syndrome.