Park Yong-man to Kim Dong-myeong, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions: "Economic Impact from COVID-19... Let's Have More Dialogue"
Newly Appointed Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Chairman Kim Dong-myeong Visits Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chairman Kim Responds, "KCTU Will Also Consider Cooperation Plans by Listening to Various Opinions from the Business Community"
Park Yong-man, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (right), and Kim Dong-myung, newly appointed Chairman of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions, are shaking hands on the 12th at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Park Yong-man, Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, expressed concern over the economic ripple effects caused by COVID-19 and urged for grand-scale cooperation during a visit from Kim Dong-myeong, the newly appointed chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, on the 12th.
Chairman Park welcomed Chairman Kim at around 1:30 p.m. at the first-floor entrance of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry building in Jung-gu, Seoul. They then went up together to the 20th-floor reception room, where Park congratulated Kim on his election. Chairman Kim was elected as the 27th chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions on the 21st of last month.
Chairman Park emphasized the need for dialogue between the business and labor sectors amid the recent difficult economic situation. He said, “These days, due to COVID-19, there are many concerns across the entire country,” and added, “This is not just a simple disease but is having a significant impact on the economy.”
He continued, “As a result, I think that only by all of us working together wisely can we effectively respond to the subsequent economic ripple effects.”
He also appealed, “More broadly, our industries are undergoing significant changes, and the wave of change is coming toward us, but every time there are short-term difficulties like this, it seems that all discussions on how to cope with these changes disappear, which is somewhat regrettable.”
Chairman Park told Chairman Kim, “From a grand-scale perspective, it would be good if we (KCCI and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions) could have more dialogue and achieve good things together.”
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Chairman Kim responded, “I understand that (Chairman Park) urged the government for proactive and strong measures, anticipating a combined blow to exports and domestic demand due to the spread of COVID-19,” and added, “The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will also listen to various opinions from the business sector and consider cooperative measures to overcome this.”
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