To Dong-A Pharmaceutical’s official apology, the victims “Please send the novel ‘Kim Ji-young, 82′”

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Dong-A Pharm admitted to asking questions about gender discrimination at the time of the interview and officially apologized. The victim said: “I will receive an apology” and “I will send the novel ‘Kim Ji-young, 82 years old’ in the sense of reconciliation.”

On the 22nd, Dong-A Pharmaceutical announced the official position on behalf of the president, saying, “I apologize that there was a question about gender discrimination during the hiring interview process in the second half of 2020.”

Dong-A Pharmaceutical said: “This was a question that violated the standards of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Labor and the Ministry of Employment and Labor, saying: ‘We do not ask or ask questions on topics that are favorable or disadvantageous only for specific genders. “I express my regret to the young people who would have felt it.”

She added: “Dong-A Pharmaceutical has made efforts to equip various systems and principles related to gender equality, such as operating a human rights committee made up of an equal number of men and women.” It happened in a part where the director was not thorough, ”he said.

Dong-A Pharm said: “With this incident, I realized how important it is not only to have a system, but also to do a good process so that the system is well maintained.”

In response, the victim said: “In fact, I have a lot to say about this apology, but I will not do it”, through the content platform ‘Brunch’.

The victim said: “In the sense of reconciliation, I send President Choi Ho-jin to the novel ‘Kim Ji-young 82 years old’ by Nam-ju Cho, selected in the ‘100 Time Magazine’ on November 16, 2020., the day I interviewed Dong-A Pharmaceutical “If you read it all, I hope you will lend it to the leader of the HR team.”

“However, this does not mean that there is only reconciliation between the one who made the mistake and the other who apologized, but it does not mean immunity from the mistakes of Dong-A Pharmaceutical.” wrongdoing and be punished accordingly. ”

On the YouTube entertainment show ‘Nego King 2’, which was released on the 5th, host ‘King Nego’ Jang Young-ran visited CEO Choi Ho-jin of ‘The Menstruation King’ and negotiated a discount on company products. . [달라스튜디오 유튜브 캡처]

The victim recently revealed to the YouTube channel ‘Nego King 2’ that CEO Choi appeared as a candidate who suffered sex discrimination in a recruiting interview for a new Dong-A Pharmaceutical employee in November last year. , Do you agree?”

Since then, the controversy has spread as Dong-A Pharmaceutical, which sells products for women, has come under fire for sex discrimination with questions favorable to men during a job interview.

Dong-A Pharm posted an apology on behalf of the president in a comment on the post, acknowledging that “one of the interviewers had a question that made the applicant uncomfortable outside of our interview manual,” and fired the team leader. of human resources for three months in suspension.

Reporter Jeong Hye-jeong [email protected]