Human Rights Commission "Welcomes Court Ruling Legalizing JeonGyoJo"..."Right to Unionize Must Be Expanded"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has expressed its support for the Supreme Court ruling that deemed the Ministry of Education Teachers' Union (Jeon-gyo-jo) designation as an unlawful union invalid.

In a statement released on the 4th under the name of Chairperson Choi Young-ae, the Commission said, "We hope this will serve as an opportunity to align the guarantee of the right to organize in the Republic of Korea with international human rights standards," and added, "The National Assembly and the government should promptly ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) core conventions concerning the 'right to unionize' and amend related laws."

The Commission had previously recommended in 2010 to the Minister of Employment and Labor to "delete Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Labor Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act," which stipulates the notification system of unlawful union status without legal basis.

The Supreme Court en banc overturned the lower court's ruling that had dismissed the Ministry of Employment and Labor's appeal in the case filed by Jeon-gyo-jo to cancel the unlawful union notification, and remanded the case to the Seoul High Court with a ruling in favor of the plaintiff.

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