‘Gapjil Protest’ Chungnam Provincial Government Employees Union Closes Director’s Office Over Gapjil and Verbal Abuse

The entrance door to the Office of the Director of the Future Industry Bureau at Chungnam Provincial Government is blocked with chairs and desks. The provincial government employees' union is condemning the Director of the Future Industry Bureau for abuse of power and verbal abuse towards staff, demanding a direct apology from the person involved and a thorough investigation. Source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam Provincial Government Employees' Union has closed the office of the Director of the Future Industry Bureau in the Chungnam Provincial Government building.

On the 24th, the union held a protest rally in front of the director's office door, piling chairs and desks in the morning.

Earlier, the union announced its position condemning the Future Industry Bureau Director for repeatedly abusing power and verbally abusing employees, and had announced the closure of the director's office entrance the day before.

During the protest rally, union members shouted slogans such as "Investigate the director's abuse of power" and "Condemn the executive branch that turned a blind eye to abuse," continuing their demonstration.

The Future Industry Bureau Director, who is at the center of the abuse controversy, did not come to the office due to an external business trip schedule that day.

Employees claim that during the reporting process to the director, there were acts such as insulting remarks, shouting, and throwing documents.

In relation to this, it is reported that the Director of Planning and Coordination and the Director of Autonomous Administration met with the union to discuss countermeasures.

The union's position is that the Future Industry Bureau Director should directly apologize to the employees and that the executive branch should investigate whether the director's abusive behavior occurred.

A union official said, "Many employees have reported psychological distress due to the director's abuse of power," and added, "To exclude the person responsible for the abuse from work, we first took the measure of closing the office."

Meanwhile, the Future Industry Bureau Director, who caused the abuse controversy, worked at a central government ministry before transferring to the province in 2019 through personnel exchange. The personnel exchange period lasts until the end of June this year.

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