Jeonnam Province Establishes 'Gapjil Prevention Measures' for Apartment Security Guards and Others

Revision of 'Jeonnam-do Apartment Management Regulations'... Scheduled for Issuance Next Month

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province has established measures to prevent ‘gapjil’ against apartment security guards and others.

On the 27th, Jeonnam Province announced that it will revise the ‘Jeonnam Province Apartment Management Regulation Guidelines’ and issue them next month to prevent gapjil and harassment against apartment security guards and improve their working environment.

Recently, harassment against security workers, exemplified by the ‘apartment gapjil’ case in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, has sparked social outrage.

Accordingly, the province newly included provisions prohibiting harassment against security workers and measures to be taken in case of harassment in the revised management regulation guidelines.

According to the newly established amendment, anyone who becomes aware that security guards in apartments are being harassed can report it to the management entity or the residents’ representative meeting.

In response, if the management entity or residents’ representative meeting confirms a violation of related laws, they must report it to the relevant authorities, and it is stipulated that security guards or other workers must not be dismissed or subjected to any unfavorable treatment due to the report or related actions.

The ‘Jeonnam Province Apartment Management Regulation Guidelines’ are provisions that serve as standards for managing or using apartments in the province to protect residents and maintain order in residential life.

Residents of apartments in the province refer to the management regulation guidelines set by the province when establishing apartment management regulations.

In addition, reflecting the prolonged difficulties in operating daycare centers due to COVID-19, the amendment also changed the basis for calculating rent for daycare centers located in apartment management offices from ‘childcare capacity’ (bo-yuk-jeong-won) to ‘actual childcare enrollment’ (bo-yuk-hyeon-won).

Kim Tae-sik, Director of the Architecture Development Division of Jeonnam Province, said, “This revision of the guidelines will help improve awareness of human rights violations against workers such as apartment security guards, which have recently become a social issue, as well as enhance welfare. We will continue to strive to establish a proper apartment management culture.”

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