Suwon to Conduct Human Rights Violation Survey Targeting Public Officials, Partner Agency Staff, and City Athletes

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 29th that it will continuously conduct 'human rights violation surveys' targeting public officials, partner agency staff, and Suwon City athletes.

The survey, overseen by the Suwon Human Rights Center, will proceed over a three-year period from the first half of this year through 2023. It will investigate both direct and indirect human rights violations including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and workplace bullying. In-depth interviews and questionnaire surveys (online surveys and group surveys) will be conducted in parallel.

Survey subjects include approximately 6,000 people: city public officials, non-regular public workers, employees of 9 investment and funding institutions, staff at 13 welfare centers, and athletes belonging to the Suwon Sports Association, Suwon FC, and Suwon Urban Development Corporation. The center plans to conduct 'customized surveys' that employ appropriate survey methods based on the characteristics of each institution and type of survey respondent.

The Human Rights Center plans to systematically diagnose and evaluate human rights violation conditions through continuous surveys and then develop human rights protection measures based on the diagnostic results.

Upon completing the survey, results will be reported to the relevant departments, and departments where issues are found will be required to make improvements, which will be monitored continuously. Based on survey results, 'customized improvement measures' will be established.

Should human rights violations be confirmed, the Human Rights Center will investigate and support victims. It also plans to operate a 'psychological support program' in cooperation with the Suwon Mental Health and Welfare Center.

Institutions with relatively high levels of human rights violations will conduct 'special human rights education' for staff and strengthen the 'human rights violation prevention system.' Internal regulations and victim relief systems will be reorganized, and periodic human rights violation surveys will be conducted to establish a culture of respect for human rights.

A Human Rights Center official stated, "We will conduct periodic and systematic human rights violation surveys to eradicate human rights violations in the workplace" and added, "We will work to establish a culture of respect for human rights in Suwon City."