Yang Kyung-soo, Head of Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters, Elected as New Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions... First Chairman from Non-Regular Workers

Yang Kyung-soo, newly elected chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and head of the KCTU Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Yang Kyung-soo (44), head of the Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), has been elected as the next chairman of the KCTU.

On the 24th, the KCTU announced the results of the runoff election for the 10th term executives, including the next chairman, senior vice chairman, and secretary general, revealing that candidate number 3, Yang Kyung-soo, was elected.

According to the vote count released by the KCTU, Yang's team received 287,413 votes (55.7%) out of a total of 531,158 votes. Candidate number 1, Kim Sang-gu's team, who advanced to the runoff, received 228,786 votes (44.3%). Yoon Taek-geun and Jeon Jong-deok were elected as senior vice chairman and secretary general, respectively.

During the election period, candidate Kim Sang-gu, who pledged social dialogue and negotiations in debates, was contrasted with candidate Yang Kyung-soo, who showed a stance prioritizing struggle. Yang Kyung-soo, a former subcontractor branch leader at the Hwaseong branch of the Kia Motors division of the Metal Workers' Union, is the first non-regular worker to become chairman in the history of the KCTU.

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