KCTU, "Not a Situation to Wait for the KCTU Delegate Conference"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) expressed that it can no longer wait regarding the decision by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) to submit the 'Tripartite Agreement for Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis' to a special delegates' meeting.

On the 3rd, Jung Moon-joo, Head of Policy Division 1 at FKTU, held a briefing at the FKTU headquarters in Yeouido and said, "The KCTU held a Central Executive Committee meeting until early this morning but failed to reach a conclusion and announced that a special delegates' meeting will be held on the 20th of this month, but I believe even that is uncertain," adding, "We are not in a situation where we can wait until then."

Jung also emphasized that immediate implementation of the tripartite agreement is necessary, stating, "COVID-19 damage is appearing in industrial sites, and we cannot just keep waiting."

The FKTU views the agreement as having collapsed because the KCTU did not participate in the signing ceremony for the tripartite agreement on the 1st. The FKTU's position is that efforts should focus on implementing the agreement as much as possible through the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC), a social dialogue body directly under the president.

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