Changwon Mayor, Gyeongnam Governor, and Others Sign 'STX Shipbuilding Normalization Labor-Management-Government Agreement'

Changwon Mayor Heo Seong-mu and Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo, among others, signed the 'STX Shipbuilding Normalization Labor-Management-Government Agreement' on the 23rd to take the lead in normalizing STX Shipbuilding. (Photo by Changwon City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 23rd that it has signed the ‘STX Shipbuilding Normalization Labor-Management-Government Agreement’ to help STX Shipbuilding, which has been shut down for a month, return to normal operations, with Mayor Heo Seong-mu of Changwon and Governor Kim Kyung-soo of Gyeongnam Province.

The agreement ceremony was attended by Mayor Heo, Governor Kim, Lee Jang-seop, chairman of the STX Shipbuilding branch, and Jang Yoon-geun, CEO of STX Shipbuilding, among others.

Through the agreement, they committed to ▲ promoting investment attraction for STX Shipbuilding and efforts to maintain employment ▲ actively cooperating for business normalization ▲ preparing livelihood support measures for workers ▲ mutual cooperation among labor, management, and government.

The STX Shipbuilding labor union has been conducting a hunger strike since the 8th in front of the Gyeongnam Provincial Office, demanding the guarantee of workers’ right to survival, with branch chairmen Lee Jang-seop and metal union branch chairmen participating.

With this agreement, the union agreed to end the hunger strike and work together for the early normalization of STX Shipbuilding.

The city and province will provide short-term public jobs for unpaid leave workers, and the management side will strive to maintain workers’ employment.

Mayor Heo said, “Various forms of cooperation, including livelihood support and investment attraction, will be made for the normalization of STX Shipbuilding, and based on this, I hope that the labor and management of STX Shipbuilding can grow into a continuing enterprise where they coexist.”

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