"I hope trainees don't suffer these incidents and that's why I decided to appear," the 20-year-old Vietnamese Australian singer said during the televised parliamentary audit.
"I know it's not going to solve all the problems in the world, but if we just respect each other, at least there will be no problems with bullying and harassment in the workplace," Hanni said, choking back tears at times.
The singer, whose full name is Hanni Pham, recounted to parliament's labour committee how she had heard a manager telling staff to ignore and pretend not to see the group when she bumped into them in a corridor.
For years the K-pop industry has been dogged by complaints of high pressure and bullying, sparking calls for companies to protect their artists better.
Collection
[
|
...
]