Changwon City Council Chairman Visits STX Shipbuilding and Marine Labor Protest Site to Console Union Members

Chairman Lee Chi-woo of Changwon City Council visited the STX Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering tent protest site installed in front of the main gate of Gyeongnam Provincial Government Office on the 17th and met with union members on a hunger strike. (Photo by Changwon City Council)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] The Changwon City Council in Gyeongnam announced on the 20th that Chairman Lee Chi-woo visited the STX Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering tent protest site installed in front of the Gyeongnam Provincial Government main gate on the 17th and met with union members who were on a hunger strike.

On that day, Chairman Lee met with Lee Jang-seop, head of the STX Shipbuilding branch of the Metal Workers' Union Gyeongnam branch, and Ryu Jo-hwan, head of the Gyeongnam headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, along with union members on a hunger strike, listened to their efforts and demands for survival and job retention, and offered consolation.

The council adopted the 'Resolution to Urge Support for the Normalization of STX Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering' at the 1st plenary session of the 97th meeting on the 16th, requesting production financing and new fund support for early business normalization of STX Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering, and the implementation of cyclical paid leave.

Chairman Lee said, "The city council also adopted the resolution to urge support for normalization and delivered it to the President, the National Assembly, and government agencies," and added, "We will prepare various support measures for normalization together with Changwon City, so please prioritize your health."

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