'Death from workplace harassment' late Oh Yo-anna, two-year anniversary of death today (15th)..MBC to operate memorial space

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Meteorologist late Oh Yo-anna has passed away for two years.

The late Oh Yo-annasuddenly passed away on September 15, 2024. She was 28 years old.

News of the deceased's death was learned belatedly in December, about three months later. Following this, a suicide note spanning 17 sheets of manuscript paper was discovered at the late Oh Yo-anna's residence in Daejeon, raising allegations that she had suffered workplace harassment during her lifetime.

The bereaved family demanded an investigation into the facts and an official apology from MBC, and filed a civil lawsuit against the individual identified as the perpetrator at Seoul Central District Court.

As the controversy grew, MBC established an investigation committee to conduct its own inquiry, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor also carried out a special labor inspection. The Ministry of Employment and Labor stated, "Remarks were repeatedly made that went beyond simple guidance or advice and were difficult to justify as necessary for work under general social norms." However, it was determined that the deceased could not be regarded as an employee affiliated with MBC under the Labor Standards Act, so regulations prohibiting workplace harassment were not applied.

Subsequently, MBC took follow-up measures, including abolishing the meteorologist system, and established a new system for meteorological and climate experts, hiring them as regular employees and presenting the deceased with an honorary employee ID card.

Meanwhile, in commemoration of the two-year anniversary of late Oh Yo-anna's death, MBC designated last week from the 14th to the 20th as a memorial week and set up a memorial space on the first floor of the management center at its headquarters in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.

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