[vol.4] A field report_ Restriction on external features, A Violation of Men & Women Equal Employment Law

Restriction on external features, A Violation of Men & Women Equal Employment Law

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On May 25th, Women's group, teachers' group and professors prosecuted 44 companies according to clause 6, Equa1 Employment Law(prohibit discrimination interns of recruiting and employment), clause 11 , article 1, Constitution (people's equal rights) and clues 32, article 4, Constitution (vio1ation of labor rights); those companies accepted the employment outline which have restriction in terms of beautiful looking favored person, height and weight.

Most of the prosecuted companies, have an appearance restriction such as '160cm~beautiful looking person required' or even less than 50kg person required. chohung Bank has a restriction like; 162~167cm, 1ess than 50kg.

Newcore Department Store; over 1 65cm. Samsung Industry; over l58cm excellency of beauty required. Jinro co.; over 158cm, no wearing glasses.

Since long time ago, the article on beautifu1 1ooking required has never been removed, is the end, how beautiful was the main point to hire her instead of her ability. Since this body condition is not related with working ability, so this restriction is totally violation of the law and discrimination against the women.

The prosecuted companies are; Hyundai Automobile, Kia Automobile, Hyosung Industry, Daewoo Telecommunication, Korea Housing Bank, Sinsegye and Midopa Department Store, etc.

According to a teacher in a commercial high school, worrren students are trying to have a diet or face-lifting in order to be picked up by a good company. They even take a medicine for urination or for diarrhea. These are all for diet.

The restriction against body condition causes many side problems in schoo1 education. Women are regarded as an 'office flower' and they are discriminated in terms of working line, training, education, wage and promotion.

When women are employed under such a beauty level, they are just caught up by simple or assistant labor intensive work, so this leads to low wage, which can be justified wage discrimination against women.