Woo Won-sik "Incheon Airport Corporation Should Not Be Affected by New Hiring... Opening Better Job Opportunities"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] On the 26th, Woo Won-sik, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed concern regarding the controversy surrounding Incheon Airport Corporation, saying, "I am very worried that misunderstandings and speculation are spreading too much, leading to a situation where everyone gets hurt." He added, "Unless it is an extremely exceptional case such as the difficult management conditions due to COVID-19, the corporation or government must clearly state that new hires for existing airport corporation tasks should not be affected by the conversion to regular positions."

Through Facebook on the same day, Representative Woo said, "There are many issues to resolve, such as internal conflicts and reverse discrimination controversies centered on youth," and added, "The government needs to take a clear stance on claims of reverse discrimination against job seekers, and there are also misunderstandings."

He pointed out that security screening work at Incheon Airport Corporation is an essential task for airport safety and should be directly performed by the corporation. He emphasized that when new hiring demand arises due to resignations or retirements of existing security screening workers, those positions will be fully filled by regular employees of the corporation. Representative Woo said, "This means more opportunities will open up for job seekers to challenge for better jobs in the future."

He also mentioned the need for efforts to improve the total wage system for public institutions by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Representative Woo stated, "Under the current public institution evaluation criteria, institutions must adhere to the wage limits set by the government to receive management evaluation scores," adding, "If the number of regular employees increases and exceeds the wage limits, the institution will face evaluation disadvantages, which can negatively affect the treatment of existing regular employees. There is a reason for the opposition from regular workers."

He continued, "The current system, which only gives favorable evaluations for efforts to reduce labor costs and does not reflect legitimate wage increases due to the implementation of national tasks, makes it difficult to resolve labor conflicts."

Representative Woo concluded, "Since the conversion of non-regular workers to regular positions in the public sector, which was the number one pledge of the Moon Jae-in administration’s national agenda, is a matter of the government fulfilling its duty as a fair employer, I will do my best together with the government for continuous system improvement."

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