1 in 10 victims of workplace bullying considers taking their own life - South Korea

A survey revealed that one in 10 workers in South Korea who experienced bullying at work considered taking their own life. Civic groups' workplace power harassment 119 was reported by MBR, a public opinion research organization.
As a result of conducting an online survey on 1,000 office workers aged 19 and over nationwide from September 4th to 11th on behalf of Npublic, 39 out of 359 office workers who had experienced bullying (10.9
%) said they had considered taking their own lives. Additionally, of the 1,592 consultation emails received from January to the 20th of this month, 53 contained content related to suicide.
9 revealed. There were 48 emails in which the informant said that he or she had considered or attempted suicide, 4 cases in which the informant was aware of or witnessed the suicide of a co-worker, and the bereaved family of the worker who committed suicide.
There was one email that provided information. Among the perpetrators of workplace bullying, ``superiors rather than executives'' accounted for the largest proportion at 37.0%. 'Work colleagues in a similar position' 22.3%;
This was followed by 19.2% of employees such as heads, executives, and management. The investigation found that two out of three companies that received reports of workplace bullying did not thoroughly check the facts.
Of the 56 employees who reported workplace bullying to their companies, only 32.1% responded that their companies strictly complied with their obligations to investigate and take measures against workplace bullying. Declaration
The percentage of respondents who said they received unfavorable treatment because of their behavior was 26.8%. Choi Seung-hyun, a labor consultant at Workplace Power Harassment 119, said, ``The current workplace bullying prohibition law is not applicable to workplaces with fewer than five people.''
There are various limitations, such as the problem of not being used properly or the obligation to investigate and take measures not being taken properly if the business owner is the party to the bullying."
■Main consultation services for problems introduced on the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare website to prevent suicide
●Mental health consultation unified dial: 0570-064-556
●Yorisoi hotline: 0120-279-338, from Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures: 01
20-279-226 ●Life Phone: 0570-783-556