President Kim Kyung-wook: "Direct Employment is Directly Linked to Public Life Safety... Seeking Remedies for the Incheon Airport Corporation Incident"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, stated on the 24th regarding the so-called 'Inkukgong Incident' triggered during the process of converting the corporation's non-regular workers to regular positions, "More important than direct employment is the conversion to regular positions for employment stability."

At a press conference held in the afternoon at the Incheon Airport Corporation's main conference room, President Kim said about last year's Inkukgong Incident, "The government's guidelines are out and the direction is set," adding, "We need to review specifically when and how to proceed."

He continued, "There are still parts where consensus is lacking. It will be possible to proceed after narrowing the gap through dialogue," emphasizing, "This issue will be decided and taken responsibility for under the president's authority, and we will listen to opinions, evaluate, and go through the process to establish a concrete direction."

He added, "Direct employment is directly related to the safety of the people's lives. We need to consider how to apply it," and "There is room to review how far the scope of employment stability should extend, as issues of treatment improvement will follow."

President Kim also said, "During the direct employment process, some fields such as the fire brigade were excluded and are protesting as if appealing," and "There is a debate over whether it is illegal dismissal or not. Fundamentally, it is true that damage was caused during the implementation of government policy. We need to seek remedial measures."

He explained, "The recommendation from the Rights Commission is that some people failed physical fitness tests," and "If the standards themselves are unreasonable, there is a need to change them. Fairness must be ensured with job seekers outside the corporation."

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