‘Ingukgong Sosinbalyeon’ Kim Du-kwan “What is the relation between labor market dual structure reform and my son studying abroad?”

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Kim Du-gwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who has continued to speak out regarding the conversion of Incheon International Airport Corporation employees to regular positions, showed signs of discomfort when criticized as being hypocritical due to his child's study abroad, saying, "What does reforming the dual structure of the labor market have to do with my son's study abroad?"

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On the 30th, Representative Kim said on Facebook, "I have no intention whatsoever of offering my child as prey to those who are experts at digging into families."

He mentioned a specific media outlet, stating, "I condemn the behavior of distorting facts by bringing up irrelevant family matters to exploit the anger of young people through fake news and forced interpretations, and to bring down politicians trying to change the world," adding, "Is this the first or second time that twisting and exaggerating facts with irrelevant side issues has destroyed countless families?"

He continued, "Is there nothing else to do but dig into families?" and explained, "My son went to the UK to major in football sports marketing and returned five years ago. Finding a job has not been easy, and except for briefly working as a non-regular employee during the Pyeongchang Olympics, he is still looking around trying to find a job on his own."

Representative Kim also stated, "I will stand firm against the United Future Party, which continues to obstruct the reform of the dual labor market structure despite family attacks," emphasizing, "I will actively pursue media reform to prevent media outlets like the 'Selective Excerpt Daily,' which cut off context and selectively pick words to distort facts, from gaining a foothold."

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