Corporation holds declaration ceremony for revised Human Rights Management Charter on Wednesday, cementing respect for human rights as a core operating principle

CEO and 10 other representatives from various fields — 11 in all — read charter together, sharing values and commitment to human rights practice

Human Rights Management Charter declaration ceremony
Human Rights Management Charter declaration ceremony

Seoul Metro declared a revised Human Rights Management Charter aimed at establishing respect for human rights as a core principle of its organizational operations, and provided training on the prevention of four major forms of violence for managers, the corporation said.

Following the declaration, the corporation plans to continue integrating respect for human rights into its everyday work and organizational culture.

The corporation held a declaration ceremony for the Human Rights Management Charter on Wednesday, with executives and staff in attendance. The event was organized to share the corporation's direction for human rights management with employees following the charter's revision, and to encourage all members to put the principle of human rights respect into practice in their work. The revised charter places citizens' safety and lives as its highest value, spelling out the principles of human rights management the corporation pursues and the standards employees are expected to follow in their work.

That day's ceremony proceeded from a screening of a human rights management video to the reading and declaration of the charter, the CEO's signing and remarks, and a commemorative photo. CEO Kim Tae-gyun, together with 10 other representatives from various fields — 11 people in all — read the charter aloud together, sharing their commitment to practicing the value of human rights respect on the job.

Following the ceremony, training on the prevention of the four major forms of violence was also provided to managers. The training covered the concepts and major cases of sexual harassment, sexual violence, prostitution and domestic violence, along with managers' roles in preventing such incidents within the organization, how to respond when incidents occur, and how to prevent secondary harm to victims — practical content needed in the field.

Building on the charter declaration and the prevention training, the corporation plans to continue strengthening related systems so that the principle of human rights respect takes root in everyday work and organizational culture. It will keep improving its human rights impact assessments, human rights education and remedy system for human rights violations, and will continue management practices that respect the human rights of employees, citizens, partner companies, subsidiaries and other stakeholders.

"Human rights management is meaningful only when we acknowledge our differences and practice respect and consideration in everyday life," said Kim Tae-gyun, CEO of Seoul Metro. "We will continue to strengthen human rights education and prevention activities so that all employees can build an organizational culture of mutual respect and consideration."


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