Hong Nam-ki Meets with Democratic Labor Union Chairman... "Urges Grand Compromise to Overcome COVID Crisis"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] On the 5th, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Hong Nam-ki met with Kim Myung-hwan, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).

According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the KCTU, Chairman Kim met with Deputy Prime Minister Hong at the Government Seoul Office Building on the morning of the same day.

The KCTU explained, "This meeting was proposed by the KCTU and accepted by Deputy Prime Minister Hong due to the necessity of a meeting with Hong, who oversees the policies as the head of the Central Emergency Economic Countermeasures Headquarters established by the government to overcome the COVID-19 crisis."

At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Hong explained the government's measures to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and urged efforts to reach a "grand compromise" at the tripartite representative meeting led by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun to overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

Chairman Kim called for a ban on worker layoffs during the COVID-19 crisis, livelihood income guarantees for vulnerable groups, and strengthening the employment safety net including a nationwide employment insurance system.

Following his participation in the tripartite representative meeting to overcome the COVID-19 crisis, Chairman Kim has been expanding his activities by voicing labor concerns, including recently meeting with Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon amid the COVID-19 situation.

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