Gwangju-type Job, First Win-win Regional Job Selected... "Car Mass Production in Second Half of Next Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Gwangju-type job project has been finally selected as the 'No. 1 Win-Win Regional Job' through public-private deliberation.

On the 15th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held a Win-Win Regional Job Deliberation Committee meeting at the Government Sejong Complex and finalized the selection of the Gwangju-type job as the first Win-Win Regional Job. The committee was composed of Minister of Industry Sung Yoon-mo, vice ministers from related ministries including the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Employment and Labor, and 10 private deliberation members.

A Win-Win Regional Job refers to a project that goes beyond typical corporate investment and job creation to create sustainable, high-quality local jobs based on a social grand compromise among labor, management, government, and the community.

The first model of the Gwangju-type job is the construction of an automobile factory within the Bitgreen National Industrial Complex. Prior to this, agreements were completed among local labor, management, government, and community on appropriate wages and working hours, mutual growth and cooperation, transparent management, and infrastructure and welfare support.

The automobile factory will invest a total of 575.4 billion KRW over three years, start mass production from the second half of next year, and plans to produce 70,000 compact SUVs annually by 2022. It will sequentially hire 908 employees, and including indirect employment effects, it is expected to create about 12,000 new jobs in the region.

Sung Yun-mo, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy./Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Gwangju city government has held multiple consultations with Hyundai Motor, local labor groups, and residents, and on the 29th of last month, applied for the Gwangju-type job project as a Win-Win Regional Job.

Accordingly, the government reviewed the project through on-site inspections by the public-private joint support team and deliberations and resolutions by the committee, selecting it as a Win-Win Regional Job. The committee comprehensively considered the win-win elements of the Gwangju-type job, project sustainability, and employment creation effects in its deliberation and resolution.

The government plans to establish a foundation for project promotion through related support such as R&D and parts certification, and provide joint welfare programs such as a labor-management co-growth support center and workplace daycare centers for local workers. In addition, continuous support will be provided to resolve difficulties arising during project implementation.

Minister Sung Yoon-mo stated, "As other regions that have signed win-win agreements complete their preparations, we will promptly proceed with deliberation and selection to actively support regions facing recent difficult conditions to recover economic vitality and create jobs."

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