청원 "Stop Regularizing Non-Regular Workers in Public Enterprises... Reverse Discrimination Against Youth"

"All Conversion, Questioning Fairness... Misery, Not Equality"

On the 22nd, a petition titled "Please Stop Regularizing Non-Regular Workers in Public Enterprises" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board. Photo by Blue House National Petition Board capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] As Incheon International Airport Corporation announced that it will directly employ about 1,900 security screening workers, a petition has been posted requesting the suspension of the conversion of non-regular workers in public enterprises to regular positions.

On the 22nd, a petition titled "Please Stop the Regularization of Non-Regular Workers in Public Enterprises" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board.

The petitioner said, "This is my first time writing a petition. Please stop converting non-regular workers in public enterprises to regular positions," and added, "Many public enterprises have undergone regularization of non-regular workers. The pledge to abolish non-regular positions was supposed to mean eliminating non-regular hiring or hiring through regular positions in subsidiaries of the relevant job series, but the reality is worse."

He continued, "Even jobs that were hired on a temporary basis like part-time work have become regular positions, and within that, by protesting, they receive the same wages and benefits as existing regular employees. Amid this, the recent conversion at Incheon International Airport is truly shocking," and claimed, "More people are being converted to regular positions than the number of regular employees. These people will dominate the union and the company, turning the company into one that serves them."

He further criticized, saying, "What crime have the job seekers who study and build their specs to enter here, as well as current employees, committed? Is it fair to take away the positions of those who work hard?" and added, "In companies where office job applicants must have nearly perfect TOEIC scores just to pass the document screening, is it fair that people with similar specs?or even without taking any exam?are all converted?"

He emphasized, "Among the converted workers, many were hired as part-time workers," and said, "Some had to pay university tuition, build specs, spend time and money. This is not equality. It is reverse discrimination and a greater misfortune for the youth."

Finally, the petitioner added, "Is this really a policy that benefits everyone without harming the youth?" and concluded, "I think the indiscriminate regularization of non-regular workers must stop immediately."

Earlier that day, Incheon International Airport Corporation announced that it will convert 1,902 non-regular security screening workers, whose contracts with partner companies are ending this month, to 'security police' status and directly employ them.

With this, Incheon International Airport Corporation completed the conversion of about 10,000 non-regular workers to regular positions in just over three years since President Moon Jae-in's inauguration, when it first declared 'zero non-regular workers' among public institutions.

As of 2:40 p.m. on the same day, the petition has met the requirement of more than 100 preliminary consents and is under administrator review.

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