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The Ministry of Foreign Relations obliges to report incidents of sexual abuse in diplomatic missions abroad
Process according to headquarters command … Avoid ‘wrapping my family’
Expand the participation of external experts on the members of the sexual harassment complaints committee
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued reinforced guidelines to respond to recent incidents of sexual abuse by diplomatic missions abroad. When a case of sexual harassment or sexual assault is reported, it will be reported to headquarters immediately, and the perpetrators will receive the lowest personnel rating. Connect with reporters. Reporter Kim Do-won! There was a lot of criticism that the incident of sexual abuse in the diplomatic mission abroad was handled to involve my family. Many diplomatic missions abroad noted that it is difficult to handle strict cases due to the small number of workers, but a countermeasure has been prepared. In the future, if an incident of sexual abuse occurs in a diplomatic mission abroad, she is obliged to immediately report it to headquarters and receive command. Furthermore, according to the victim’s will, the aggressor was separated from the victim in the form of teleworking, etc., and prevented him from participating in the case. The number of external experts among the members of the sexual harassment complaint review committee has increased from the current three to five. In addition, the policy is to give perpetrators of sexual misconduct not only the performance rating but also the staff rating at the lowest level. ‘One Strike Out’, who is not appointed head of a diplomatic mission abroad, remains unchanged if disciplined for sexual misconduct. The reinforced guidelines for responding to sexual abuse will be implemented starting in January of next year. This reinforcement of the guidelines triggered the incident of sexual harassment by diplomats in New Zealand in 2017, right? There was controversy that the personnel committees organized by the embassy at the time were composed mainly of subordinates of the perpetrators. In addition, the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs identified the situation through a local audit after about ten months of the incident. If the revised guidelines are implemented, these cases will be avoided. In the New Zealand sexual harassment case, the embassy and the victims agreed to a remedy for damages under local labor laws. The Foreign Ministry hoped that the agreement would have a positive effect on the resolution of criminal proceedings and civil matters against the offending diplomats. This incident was unusually discussed in the normal currency between Korea and New Zealand in July, and it became a diplomatic matter. Previously, while investigating the case, the National Human Rights Commission recommended that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs improve the guidelines for responding to sexual harassment in diplomatic missions abroad. I’m Dowon Kim, YTN from the Foreign Office.
