conditions of sexual harassment and sexual violence on campus and actions plans were
actively discussed.
Meanwhile, the Commission established a committee on prevention and remedy of
sexual harassment consisting of manager-level representatives from 5 organizations
including the Commission, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of Gender
Equality and Family, the Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education,
and the Korea Women’s Rights Promotion Agency to build a powerful and steady network
of cooperation against sexual harassment and discrimination. The Commission also
distributed to military camps posters on prevention of sexual harassment and the 4nd
volume of case book on recommendations against sexual harassment.
F. Investigation and Remedies: Discrimination based on Age
Age discrimination refers to acts of favorably treating, excluding, differentiating or
unfavorably treating a particular person or a group of particular persons without a
reasonable cause on the grounds of age in all aspects of social activities. Here the age does
not refer to a specific age group (e.g. younger than 32, older than 55, age 24 to 35 or in
their 20s), but includes reference to relative age such as junior or senior, and age-related
designation including university graduates of the year. Age discrimination also includes
disadvantages ultimately suffered by a certain age group even when they were caused by
other standards than age.
With the Enforcement of the Age Anti-Discrimination Act in March 2009, age
discrimination is prohibited in hiring and job application. In January 2010, the application
scope of the Act was extended to all aspects of employment, including wage and non-wage
remuneration payment, benefits, training/education, relocation/transfer/promotion, and
retirement/dismissal. The Commission conducts investigations into allegations of
violations of the Age Anti-Discrimination Act and makes recommendations for remedies,
which are notified to the Ministry of Labor. For failing to implement recommendations
without justifiable reason, the Ministry can issue corrective orders and fines are imposed if
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