National Police Agency Public Officials Union "Employment Insecurity Deepens with Autonomous Police Implementation... Demand for Countermeasures"

On the morning of the 4th, members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions' National Public Transport and Social Service Workers' Union shouted related slogans at a press conference held in front of the National Assembly, urging measures to address job insecurity for public officials at the National Police Agency following the implementation of the autonomous police system. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Police Agency Public Officials Union has called for the resolution of employment insecurity among public officials following the implementation of the autonomous police system.

The National Public Transport and Social Service Union's National Public Officials Branch held a press conference on the morning of the 4th in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, titled "Press Conference Urging Measures to Address Employment Instability of Police Agency Public Officials Due to the Implementation of the Autonomous Police System."

In the press release, the union stated, "With the introduction of the autonomous police system, the budget for public safety work and related projects is being transferred to local governments, and since personnel expenses are allocated as project expenses, the public officials handling autonomous police affairs at the Police Agency suddenly face threats to their job security. Although public consensus and social discussion are essential for the introduction and smooth implementation of the autonomous police system, the voices of the Police Agency public officials themselves are not reflected at all," criticizing the situation.

The union particularly pointed out, "This problem arose because the salaries of personnel who are not public officials of public institutions were allocated as project expenses. For workers, job security and the anxiety of dismissal are critical issues tied to their livelihood and life, yet indefinite-term contract workers employed by public institutions are treated as shadows because they are not public officials and their salaries are tied up as project expenses."

They further urged, "Budget guidelines that treat people as objects must be improved immediately," and called for "the establishment of measures to address employment insecurity of public officials due to the implementation of the autonomous police system and the guarantee of public authority for public officials performing official duties."

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