Raise the Human Rights Awareness

As KEPCO is aware of the importance of respect for human rights and prevention of human rights risks, we established the cooperative system between departments to select human rights-related tasks and implement them. In particular, as the result of human rights inspection, we are taking actions to improve awareness regarding major human rights issues discovered. With regard to sexual harassment and sexual assault, we conducted the customized training for mangers, counselors, and new employees and implemented the training for prevention of workplace harassment. Regarding the organization culture, our company expanded the junior board operation, the communication channel between MZ generation and old generation, by 4-fold compared to previous year. Also, we are raising the human rights awareness by making books and videos for organization culture, thereby expanding training and communication regarding human rights.

Identify and Respond to Human Rights Issues

In terms of potential human rights issues, gender parity (discrimination), sexual harassment and sexual assault (harassment), and mental health issues have been identified for employees. For subcontractors, safety accidents, discrimination and disadvantages (inhumane treatment) have been identified. Also, noise and environmental pollution issues have been identified in the local community. KEPCO will keep complementing the standards and process for human rights identification and identify the risk types, including forced labor, child labor, freedom of assembly, collective bargaining, discrimination, and risk ranges, including employees, women, children, immigrant workers, local communities.

Potential human Rights Issues and Response Activities by Stakeholder Type

Regulate Human Rights Infringement

KEPCO newly established the relevant employment rules to prevent harassment in the workplace. The range of harassment in the workplace is the acts to suffer other employees or aggravates working condition inappropriately by abusing position and relations and it is strictly banned. KEPCO regulates that employees who are subject to investigation from the investigation agency due to their sexual harassment can lose their position by considering the seriousness according to the personnel management regulations. Furthermore, if employees are perpetrators of workplace harassment pursuant to Article 75 Subparagraph 8 of the Employment Rules, they are excluded from minor disciplinary action, promotion, and reward

Human Rights Rescue Process

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