Minister Lee Jae-gap's Direct 'Employment Stability Emergency Support Team' Established: "Comprehensive Measures Needed"

Minister Lee Jae-gap of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched an 'Emergency Employment Stability Support Team' directly under the minister to respond to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 20th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced through a press release that it will establish and operate the 'COVID-19 Response Emergency Employment Stability Support Team' for six months starting from that day. The team aims to promptly respond to the worsening job situation and labor market issues caused by COVID-19.

Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-gap emphasized, "This is a time when comprehensive employment measures are needed to protect the precious jobs of the people from the employment shock caused by COVID-19."

He added, "We will focus organizational capabilities to ensure that necessary policies are delivered to the public at the right time through swift decision-making and responsible policy implementation."

The Emergency Support Team operates directly under the Minister of Employment and Labor for rapid and responsible decision-making. The Director General of Employment Policy serves as the head of the team, overseeing and coordinating its work. To assist the head, an employment countermeasure team composed of seven Ministry of Employment and Labor staff members will be operated.

Going forward, the Emergency Support Team will carry out tasks such as ▲establishing and reviewing employment measures in response to COVID-19 ▲coordinating and collaborating on COVID-19 related policies with other ministries and within the ministry ▲monitoring the progress of major COVID-19 related projects (budgets) ▲and grasping and monitoring employment trends by region and industry.

This week, the team plans to manage the employment measures to be announced at the 5th Emergency Economic Meeting and the progress of existing measures to ensure the effective implementation of COVID-19 response policies.

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