Gwangju Seo-gu Takes Initiative to Raise Awareness on Rights Protection for Emotional Labor Workers in Hospitals and Clinics

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) has launched a campaign to raise awareness for the protection of the rights of emotional laborers at hospitals and clinics, who are going through difficult times due to COVID-19, as part of its support project to revitalize local labor-management-civil-government cooperation.

According to Seo-gu on the 10th, this project is the second initiative following the vulnerable worker work environment awareness improvement project conducted in May targeting emotional laborers at 41 small-scale marts.

Since the 24th of last month, Seo-gu has visited hospital and clinic workers struggling with COVID blues to create a safe working environment in accordance with the “Emotional Laborers Protection Act” enacted in 2018, over a period of 10 days.

They directly visited 200 locations in the Chipyeong, Gwangcheon, and Nongsong-dong areas, distributed promotional materials, and conducted surveys to prevent damage to emotional laborers and to expand social awareness improvement projects.

A Seo-gu official said, “We hope that this campaign will serve as an opportunity for emotional laborers, who are always required to act kindly and positively despite malicious and chronic customers, to be protected from incorrect perceptions and attitudes.”

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