'Lee Jae-myung's' Labor Rights Lectures to be Offered at 10 Universities

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will operate a 'Labor Rights Lecture' for university students at 10 universities in the province this year. This project is being promoted as part of Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's 7th term pledge to realize a society where labor is respected.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that it will actively promote the 'University Labor Rights Lecture,' which received favorable reviews as a pilot project last year at Hanshin University and Pyeongtaek University, by investing a total of 150 million KRW this year at 10 universities in the province.

The selected universities will open and operate 'liberal arts courses related to labor rights' where more than 20 students per semester can receive credits for one year. If necessary, special lectures can be held by inviting external instructors.

Each university will receive up to 15 million KRW per school to cover costs necessary for operating the lectures, such as instructor fees, textbook costs, and promotional expenses.

Choi Gwi-nam, head of the Labor Rights Division of the province, said, "Through the university labor rights lecture project, we hope that university students will become aware of the value of labor and their rights as workers, and establish a sense of community solidarity for vulnerable labor groups." He added, "We will continue to prepare and promote various policies and projects to protect the labor rights of youth and adolescents."

The province is accepting applications for participating schools from universities, industry-academic cooperation foundations, and university-affiliated institutions in the province until the 15th.

For more details, please refer to the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) or the Gyeonggi Labor Rights Center website (labor.gg.go.kr).

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