President Moon: "If disaster relief funds are distributed in May, it will be an opportunity for domestic demand to revive"

COVID-19 Overcome Employment Retention Field Meeting... "The Government Is Determined to Protect Every Single Job"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the 29th, President Moon Jae-in stated at the 'COVID-19 Overcoming Employment Retention On-site Meeting' held at Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, "As the COVID-19 situation has recently calmed down significantly, the government is preparing to transition to a daily quarantine system, and with the golden holiday followed by the emergency disaster relief fund to be distributed in May, we expect it to be a good opportunity for domestic demand to revive."

President Moon said, "Today, we have gathered labor and management representatives from the hotel industry, which has been hit hardest by COVID-19, for an employment retention on-site meeting. Although this may seem like a somewhat special venue, I want to share the proud image of labor-management coexistence with the public. Your efforts to protect jobs are serving as a model and hope for all industries and workplaces facing difficulties."

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President Moon explained, "At the beginning of the new year, there was a hopeful atmosphere with a significant increase in foreign tourists, preparing for the '20 million tourist era,' so it is truly heartbreaking and heavy-hearted to think about the tourism industry. The tourism industry and accommodation and food services are also the first to experience the employment shock crisis, with a sharp decrease in the number of employed persons and a rapid increase in temporary leave."

President Moon emphasized, "However, labor and management in the hotel industry united their minds most exemplary during the most difficult times. The management preserved jobs through business suspension without forcing unpaid leave or annual leave, and the labor union agreed to a cooperative labor-management relationship instead of labor disputes. They resolved to protect jobs together through employment retention instead of restructuring."

President Moon said, "Although the 'job crisis' is fiercely approaching, the government will stand with you with the determination to protect every single job," and added, "I hope the power of 'solidarity and coexistence' you have shown will spread beyond the hotel industry to the service sector and all manufacturing industries."

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