Gyeonggi Agricultural and Food Promotion Institute Appoints Kim Seong-hoon as First Labor Director

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Seong-hoon from the Meal Strategy Headquarters has been appointed as the first labor director of the Gyeonggi Agricultural and Food Distribution Promotion Institute.

The labor director is a pledge made by Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung. The labor director will serve as a non-executive director for two years and participate in the management of the institution.

Earlier, in November 2018, the province enacted the "Ordinance on the Operation of the Labor Director System for Public Institutions in Gyeonggi Province." According to this ordinance, institutions with 100 or more employees that receive investment or contributions are required to introduce the labor director system.

Although the Gyeonggi Distribution Promotion Institute has 58 employees and is not subject to the mandatory labor director system, it has voluntarily promoted the introduction of the labor director system to establish a new labor-management relationship.

After revising internal regulations in February, the Gyeonggi Distribution Promotion Institute held a public recruitment for affiliated workers. Among two registered candidates, through employee voting and interviews by the executive recommendation committee, the final candidate was recommended to the province earlier this month, and Director Kim Seong-hoon was appointed.

Director Kim will participate in the board of directors, which decides important matters of the institution such as budget allocation, amendments to articles of incorporation and regulations, and organizational restructuring, for the next two years.

A representative of the Distribution Promotion Institute stated, "With this appointment of the labor director, we plan to build a cooperative labor-management relationship and spread a culture of respect for labor," adding, "We will strengthen an autonomous and responsible management system and, based on this, make further efforts to improve the quality of public services."

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