Councilor Jang Jaesung Proposes 'Labor Director System Ordinance' for Labor-Management Win-Win Cooperation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jang Jae-seong, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Democratic Party, Seo-gu 1), mentioned the need to enact an ordinance for the labor director system during the administrative audit of the Labor Cooperation Officer on the 6th.

The labor director system is a system where worker representatives participate in the board of directors' decision-making and management matters. Gwangju has been operating this system since 2017 by enacting the "Gwangju Metropolitan City Labor Director System Operation Ordinance."

The introduction of the labor director system in public institutions is also a national agenda of President Moon Jae-in.

Councilor Jang Jae-seong explained, "By participating in decision-making processes within the workplace, economic democratization can be realized, and social losses caused by labor-management conflicts can be prevented, enabling sustainable development of companies." He added, "Recently, labor directors in affiliated institutions in other regions have shown positive effects of the labor director system, such as roles in checks and balances, communication with the field, and decision-making from the workers' perspective."

Gwangju Urban Corporation, Gwangju Urban Railway Corporation, and Gwangju Environmental Corporation operate the labor director system.

Councilor Jang Jae-seong proposed, "There have been recent movements to introduce the labor director system mainly in the public sector. I hope efforts will be made to establish the labor director system by adjusting the number of positions through ordinance amendments in consultation with related departments so that labor directors can actively participate."

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