The establishment of the Integrity Ethics Team of the Korea Sports Association declared "human rights and integrity structural innovation in the sports community" and pushed for a revision of the law to cooperate with the Sports Ethics Center X School Sports Department (Official)
Oct 31, 2025
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In a press release on the 31st, the Korean Sports and Tourism Commission will take seriously the various points raised by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on October 27 and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's comprehensive audit on the 29th, and will change with a deep sense of responsibility before the people and athletes" expressed his will.
Regarding the criticism of ▶ human rights violations such as violence and sexual violence in the sports community ▶ lack of integrity and ethics management of sports organizations ▶ need to strengthen organizational transparency, the Korea Sports Association intends to use this as a starting point for organizational culture innovation.
Under the current law, the Sports Ethics Center is responsible for receiving and investigating reports on human rights violations (violence, sexual violence, etc.) and sports corruption (biased judgment, embezzlement, breach of trust, etc.). In particular, cases involving the school sports department or the unemployment team were directly reported to the center, making it difficult for the KOC to recognize them immediately after the incident occurred, pointing out structural problems that are limited in its initial response. The KOC will strengthen human rights education and prevention programs to fundamentally improve the sports industry's case handling system, monitor and respond to misconduct by sports organizations such as violence and sexual violence, and internal, In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports Ethics and the Sports Ethics Center, we will supplement the limitations of the current system and reform the laws and systems that can be practically prevented and prevented from recurrence by consulting with the National Assembly and promoting related laws to solve effective structural problems" he said.
Chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min said, "Only when there is an institutional mechanism in place for the Korean Sports Council to actively intervene can the initial response and prevention of recurrence be practically carried out."We will impose strong sanctions on organizations with violence and sexual violence, and expand support in connection with the government's innovation evaluation to clean and exemplary organizations,' he said. The Korean Sports Council will continue to work closely with related organizations, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Education, and the Sports Ethics Center, to eradicate violence and concealment practices at all sites, including the Ministry of School Sports, and realize a safe and fair sports ecosystem trusted by the people."
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
