Jogyuil, Mayor of Jinju, Holds Meeting with LH Union Executives

LH Union Executive Meeting, United in Protecting 'Gyeongnam Jinju Innovation City and LH'

LH Labor Union Executive Meeting
Photo by Jinju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the afternoon of the 2nd, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il held a meeting with the LH Labor Union executives at City Hall and expressed strong opposition to the LH innovation plan at the level of dismantling, which does not correspond at all to the purpose of ‘eradicating real estate speculation by public officials.’

This meeting was a place of empathy and communication to discuss countermeasures with LH members as the announcement of the dismantling-level LH innovation plan was imminent.

LH Labor Union Chairmen Lee Gwang-jo and Jang Chang-woo, who attended the meeting, said, “The majority of LH employees have settled in Jinju and felt satisfied while working hard, but innocent employees are being misunderstood due to the misconduct of some employees,” and requested the mayor to “make efforts so that LH employees and their families settled in Jinju do not become scapegoats of this incident.”

In response, Mayor Cho said, “LH reform is definitely necessary, and I also agree on the need for functional readjustment,” adding, “To eradicate real estate speculation by public officials, legal and institutional measures and strengthening the ethics of public officials should come first, and the separation and dismantling of the institution cannot be the only solution,” and reiterated his position that “he actively opposes the dismantling-level LH innovation plan for regional balanced development and the future of local youth.”

Meanwhile, the government’s LH innovation plan is known to have been pushed unilaterally without prior discussion with the region, drawing continuous criticism from the local community.

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