Enactment of the Enforcement Decree of the "Youth Basic Act"... Establishing a System to Improve the Quality of Life for Youth

Every year on the third Saturday of September, 'Youth Day'... Various commemorative events held
Establishment and implementation of the 5-year 'Basic Youth Policy Plan' and annual implementation plans

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Starting this year, the third Saturday of September each year is designated as 'Youth Day,' and the national and local governments will hold various commemorative events. Additionally, a biennial survey on youth economic status, employment, health and welfare, living and cultural environment, and capacity development will be conducted, based on which the Prime Minister will establish and implement a comprehensive government-wide Youth Policy Basic Plan (on a 5-year cycle).

The Office for Government Policy Coordination announced on the 28th that the draft enforcement decree of the 'Youth Basic Act,' containing these provisions, was approved at the Cabinet meeting and will take effect from the 5th of next month.

This enforcement decree was established following the enactment of the 'Youth Basic Act' on February 4th, which regulates matters concerning youth rights and responsibilities, the establishment and coordination of youth policies, and youth support, and came into effect on August 5th. The decree stipulates delegated matters from the law and necessary details for its implementation.

The government has established the Youth Policy Coordination Committee under the Prime Minister (Chair: Prime Minister) to deliberate and coordinate matters related to youth policy. To efficiently carry out the committee's work, a working-level committee and secretariat are set up, with the working-level chairperson being the Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination (ministerial level), making the Prime Minister's Office the control tower for youth policy. The working-level chairperson may establish specialized committees by sector such as employment, education, housing, living, participation, and rights as needed.

The Youth Policy Basic Plan, formulated every five years under the Prime Minister's leadership, includes changes in the economic and social environment related to youth policy, expansion of youth participation, and balanced development of regional youth policies. Based on this, relevant central administrative agencies and metropolitan/provincial governments must submit the previous year's implementation performance report to the Prime Minister by the end of February each year, and the Prime Minister will notify the relevant central administrative agencies of the analysis and evaluation results by June 30th annually.

An official from the Office for Government Policy Coordination stated, "The government will continue to listen to the voices of youth, who are the main actors of our society, and will keep discovering policy tasks to improve the actual lives of young people."

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