Public Federation of Trade Unions Delivers 4·15 General Election Policy Demands to the Democratic Party of Korea

Public Labor Union "The 415 General Election Should Reflect Public Sentiment on COVID-19 and Regional Revitalization for the Democratic Party..." Emphasizes

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The Public Service Labor Union Federation (Chairman Lee Chung-jae) held a meeting at the National Assembly Members' Office Building with Park Kwang-on, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, to deliver the Public Service Labor Union Federation's 4.15 general election policy demands.

For the 2020 National Assembly general election, the Public Service Labor Union Federation put forward the main slogan: "Welfare labor for the people, establishing a social growth system of coexistence and symbiosis."

At the policy meeting with Park Kwang-on, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, the Public Service Labor Union Federation introduced its ten core demands and discussed COVID-19 countermeasures and the economic ripple effects on self-employed and small business owners in the future.

At the meeting, Chairman Lee Chung-jae stated, “The 4.15 general election is being held amid the great efforts of medical staff and frontline public officials due to the COVID-19 virus in Korean society. Above all, it is important to accurately understand public sentiment regarding people's livelihoods and the economy,” adding, “Our role is to ensure that the service, sacrifice, and efforts of these people for the public during this crisis are not in vain.”

Vice Chairman Kim Hae-young also emphasized, “We must prepare for the impact COVID-19 will have on the Korean economy, especially,” and urged, “Emergency support measures for the grassroots economy and neighborhood markets are urgently needed.” He further mentioned, “Public officials in the civil service are currently voluntarily collecting donations for Daegu and Gyeongbuk and are also engaging in economic participation activities to revitalize the region.”

Supreme Council Member Park Kwang-on responded, “The Democratic Party of Korea and the government are putting all their efforts into active cooperation against COVID-19 for the entire nation,” and added that they are actively seeking regional economic revitalization measures, including supplementary budgets such as disaster basic income for small business owners and the self-employed affected by the aftermath of COVID-19.”

He concluded by saying, “I empathize with the Public Service Labor Union Federation's participation in the current situation and will actively reflect their 4.15 general election policy activities for the people within our Democratic Party of Korea.”

The Public Service Labor Union Federation’s ten core demands for the 4.15 general election are: △ The right to work with peace of mind, starting with guaranteeing and expanding basic labor rights △ Equal political participation for all, politicization of the people themselves △ It is time to establish lifetime labor hours in an overwork society △ Realization of appropriate wages from minimum to maximum wages △ Reducing industrial accidents and creating safe workplaces △ Implementing workplaces that respect the labor of socially vulnerable “Eul” groups △ “Good” public sector jobs = job sharing matched to citizens’ life cycles △ Chaebol reform is the revitalization of the grassroots economy and neighborhood markets △ Strengthening state responsibility to establish a healthy healthcare system △ Expanding the base of “social dialogue” for the people. The Public Service Labor Union Federation’s core policy demands can also be viewed as an online card news on their website.

The Public Service Labor Union Federation was launched in December 2016 as an organization uniting public service workers nationwide. It advocates labor movements for the people and social community movements together with the people, and strives to establish a lifecycle labor movement system that connects labor unions, cooperatives, and pension unions.

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