Jinbodang Jeonnam Provincial Party Supports Nationwide Care Workers' General Strike by School Irregular Workers' Union

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Progressive Party has come out in support of the nationwide general strike by the School Irregular Workers' Union for care workers.

The Jeonnam Provincial Party of the Progressive Party held a press conference in front of the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 4th, stating, "Irregular workers account for 40% of the workforce in schools."

They added, "These workers have not had legally guaranteed status and have been like 'ghosts' in schools," emphasizing, "The nationwide general strike by the School Irregular Workers' Union care workers on the 6th is a legitimate strike for the legalization of educational public service workers, strengthening and expanding public care, and securing the status and improving the treatment of care workers."

They also claimed, "The COVID-19 crisis has demanded the expansion and strengthening of public care," and "Conversely, the government's all-day care system and the 'transfer of elementary care duties to local governments' proposed by lawmakers will inevitably lead to privatization of the care sector, mass layoffs, and a breakdown of care policies."

Furthermore, they stated, "The transfer of elementary care duties to local governments must be stopped, and the public care system must be expanded and strengthened," adding, "The Progressive Party supports and will stand with the struggles of school irregular workers."

Kim Gayoung, Secretary General of the Jeonnam Branch of the School Irregular Workers' Union, said, "Although social demand for care of elementary school students has been continuously increasing due to the rise in dual-income households and changes in child-rearing environments, there has been no clear legal basis for operating care classrooms," and added, "This general strike is a struggle to stop the transfer to local governments, to legalize care classrooms, strengthen public care, and to secure the legal status and name of educational public service workers."

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