Gwangju City Publishes '2020 Naesonane Labor Knowledge'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 20th that it will produce and distribute a booklet titled ‘2020 Labor Knowledge in My Hands,’ which compiles cases occurring in labor sites and relevant laws, to vulnerable workers.

This booklet was prepared to prevent unfair rights violations that may occur due to lack of labor knowledge.

Published in a pocket-sized booklet format, ‘2020 Labor Knowledge in My Hands’ was reviewed by an advisory group consisting of labor experts, labor attorneys, and lawyers, and explains laws and cases in four areas?basic labor rights, youth, women, and non-regular workers’ labor rights?in an easy-to-understand Q&A format.

The main contents include ▲ Basic Labor Rights section covering rights fundamental to all workers such as preparation and delivery of employment contracts, wages, working and rest hours, retirement and unemployment benefit claim procedures, and how to respond to occupational industrial accidents ▲ Youth Labor Rights section ensuring special protection and all rights under labor law for youth ▲ Women Workers’ Labor Rights section covering special protection for women and gender equality ▲ Non-regular Workers’ Labor Rights section addressing employment stability and prohibition of discriminatory treatment for non-regular workers.

Gwangju plans to use ‘2020 Labor Knowledge in My Hands’ as teaching material for labor sites and participants in labor rights education, and to provide it not only to labor organizations but also to management groups such as the Gwangju Employers Federation and Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry to create a ‘labor-management coexistence city, Gwangju.’

Kim Kyung-ho, the city’s Labor Cooperation Officer, said, “‘Labor Knowledge in My Hands’ is expected to be of great practical help to vulnerable workers,” and added, “We will do our best to lay the foundation for a ‘labor-management coexistence city’ and to create a society where labor is respected and the precious rights of workers are protected through various labor policies promoted by the city.”

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