Woo Gijong Preliminary Candidate "Listening to Citizens' Concerns and Willing to Work Harder"

Candidate Woo Gi-jong Actively Supports Listening to Migrant Women and Socially Vulnerable Groups
Tourism Workers Pledge to Open the Era of 10 Million Tourists with Candidate Woo Gi-jong

On the 21st, tourism workers and migrant women have consecutively declared their support for preliminary candidate Woo Gi-jong. (Photo by Woo Gi-jong preliminary candidate office)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 21st, Woo Gi-jong, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for Mokpo City National Assembly, announced that tourism-related workers and migrant women have consecutively declared their support for candidate Woo Gi-jong.

This is the first support declaration since the relocation of the tent election office on the 20th, attracting attention as it is the second consecutive support declaration.

Tourism-related worker representative Choi Yoo-seung stated, “Candidate Woo Gi-jong, during his tenure as Jeonnam Deputy Governor for Political Affairs, secured an investment of 1.2 trillion won for Yeosu Gyeongdo, planned the International Ink and Wash Biennale, which attracted 200,000 visitors, and achieved remarkable results in the tourism sector,” adding, “We fully support candidate Woo Gi-jong and will open the era of 10 million tourists together.”

Migrant women representative Kim Song-hee said, “Candidate Woo Gi-jong has listened to the voices of multicultural families as well as socially vulnerable groups and actively addressed their issues,” promising, “I will actively support candidate Woo Gi-jong and stand with him until the end.”

On behalf of migrant women, representative Kim Song-hee requested candidate Woo Gi-jong to support workplaces for migrant women, expand the functions of multicultural support centers, and assign multicultural education instructors to elementary, middle, and high schools.

In response, candidate Woo Gi-jong said, “As I lower my stance, declarations of support are pouring in from all walks of life,” adding, “I will listen more carefully to citizens' concerns and work harder to solve their problems.”

Regarding the tourism industry, he added, “Through continuous communication and consultation with tourism-related workers in Mokpo, I will create an era of 10 million tourists in Mokpo.”

Candidate Woo emphasized, “I will do my best to ensure that migrant women feel proud as key members of our society and actively support their social advancement,” stressing, “I will listen to the voices of socially vulnerable groups and actively work to solve their problems.”

Meanwhile, the support declaration was held with only a minimal number of attendees, including tourism-related workers and migrant women representatives, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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