Obligation to Prohibit Disadvantages to the Victim of Sex Trafficking
Prohibition of the Employer to take Unfavorable Measures
- Any employer having an employee who reported a sex trafficking crime or victim shall not take unfavorable measures that disadvantage the employee (Article 8 of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act).
- Suppose an employer takes unfavorable measures against the employed victim of sexual trafficking or employee who reported the sexual crime. In this case, the employer shall be sentenced to up to three years of imprisonment or fined up to KRW 30 million (Article 36, paragraph 1 of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act).
Employment Support for the Victim’s Guardian
Employment Intermediation
- The nation or local government may help the victim’s guardian find a job or offer occupational training if the victim is a minor or has disabilities (Article 7, paragraph 3 of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act, and Article 2-4 of the Enforcement Rules of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act).
· The victim’s guardian may request the competent Special Autonomic City Mayor, Special Self-Governing Governor, or the head of Si/Gun/Gu for employment mediation, if the victim is a minor or has disabilities (Article 7, paragraph 4 of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act, and Article 2-5, paragraph 1 of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Victims Protection Act).