Cho Hee-yeon, Seoul Superintendent of Education, "Supreme Court Ruling on Jeon-gyo-jo, the Spirit of the Times Correcting Deep-rooted Evils"

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, is speaking at the 'Related Agencies Inspection Meeting for Strengthening School Quarantine in the Metropolitan Area' held at the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 24th. This meeting was organized to explore cooperation measures to ensure student safety and stable academic operations at schools amid the escalation to social distancing level 2 due to the resurgence of COVID-19. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, stated in a press release on the 3rd, "We actively welcome the Supreme Court ruling that the notification of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (JeonGyoJo) as an illegal union was unlawful," and added, "We send our congratulations to JeonGyoJo."

Superintendent Cho explained, "JeonGyoJo received a notification of cancellation of its illegal union status from the Ministry of Employment and Labor under the Park Geun-hye administration in October 2013," and "As revealed in the recent investigation, there was an underlying deal between former Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae and the Park Geun-hye government that influenced the trial at that time."

He continued, "This ruling provides an opportunity to share with future generations the spirit of the times that corrects the deep-rooted evils created by the court's procedural tricks and unjust administration," emphasizing, "It has become a chance to restore delayed justice."

He also said, "This ruling will not only apply to JeonGyoJo," and added, "It is a historic event that brings us one step closer to the advancement of labor-management relations and should lead to a progressive shift in social perception of labor through ratification of the core conventions of the International Labour Organization."

Furthermore, Superintendent Cho stated, "Going forward, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will do its best together with JeonGyoJo as a partner in Seoul education to realize innovative future education."

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