Dongdaemun-gu Must Install Convenience Facilities in Security Office to Approve Redevelopment Project Implementation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) has taken practical steps to improve the working environment for security workers in multi-family housing.

For multi-family housing complexes with 50 or more households built through redevelopment and reconstruction projects, convenience facilities such as heating and cooling systems will be installed in the security offices by the time of completion,

and rest areas will be equipped with restrooms and shower facilities.

This is a specialized policy unique to Dongdaemun-gu in line with the ordinance on the protection and promotion of human rights for security workers in multi-family housing enacted at the end of last year. It is a proactive measure to improve the poor working conditions and treatment of security workers who have worked in "steam room security offices" every summer, starting from the construction phase of multi-family housing.

Accordingly, among the 29 redevelopment and reconstruction project zones in Dongdaemun-gu, 18 zones that are in the stage before approval of the project implementation plan will be required to reflect “basic facilities” such as rest and convenience facilities and heating and cooling equipment in the security office in the design documents when applying for approval in the future. For the 11 zones where the project implementation plan has been approved, active administrative guidance will be provided, and conditional requirements will be imposed when changing the project implementation plan approval to ensure that the project implementer installs the related basic facilities by the time of completion.

In fact, when the project implementation plan for Jegi 6 District was approved at the end of December last year, a pilot condition was imposed recommending the project implementer to install heating and cooling facilities in the security office. Currently, in the design documents of Jegi 1 Gyeongdong Miju Apartment, which has submitted a reconstruction project implementation plan approval application, essential convenience facilities such as restrooms, simple showers, rest areas, and heating and cooling equipment in the security office are being encouraged to be reflected before approval.

Along with establishing basic facilities in the security office, “mini solar power generation facilities” will also be installed. This is a measure to prevent conflicts between security workers and residents caused by increased management fees due to air conditioner operation in the security office.

Currently, in Dongdaemun-gu, there are 288 security offices (including posts) staffed with dedicated personnel in 77 apartment complexes subject to mandatory management under the Multi-family Housing Management Act.

Among them, 267 security offices have air conditioners installed, which is a relatively high installation rate compared to other districts. However, some apartment complexes still do not actively participate in improving the working environment of security offices due to reasons such as increased management fees, aging facilities, and structural difficulties.

The district expects that this system improvement will allow focused management from the construction stage of multi-family housing and fundamentally resolve previously occurring problems.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Our district has become the first in the nation to implement a specialized policy from the redevelopment and reconstruction project stage to actively improve the working environment of security workers in multi-family housing. Through this policy, we expect to improve security office facilities, reduce management fees, and create an environment where high-quality security services can be provided, satisfying both security workers and residents.”

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