Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority Continues Sustainable Win-Win Cooperation with Subsidiaries

2021 Win-Win Cooperation Council Meeting Held... Joint Training and Social Contribution Activities Promoted

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (President Cha Min-sik) announced on the 29th that it held the 2021 Win-Win Cooperation Council with its investee company Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Co., Ltd. (President Kim Jae-woo) at the World Marine Center 14th floor conference room on the 29th.

The authority has been holding the Win-Win Cooperation Council annually since signing a "Business Agreement for Win-Win Cooperation and Joint Interest Promotion" with its subsidiary in 2019.

The Win-Win Cooperation Council consists of a total of 10 members, including 5 representatives from the authority, including worker representatives, and 5 members from the subsidiary. It serves as an official communication channel to discuss and improve matters related to fostering a cooperative relationship between the authority and the subsidiary, improving labor conditions and work environment, and promoting joint interests.

At the council meeting, the subsidiary proposed agenda items such as △ installation and operation of stand-type fever check devices to improve the efficiency of pier access work, and the authority proposed agenda items including △ promotion of joint win-win cooperation activities between the parent and subsidiary companies, △ joint training between the parent and subsidiary companies, and △ operation of a mutual respect day.

Kim Seon-jong, Vice President (Head of Operations Headquarters), who attended the council, said, "This council was held to review the current status of win-win cooperation between the subsidiary and the authority and to seek a more progressive direction for the future," adding, "We plan to actively support the subsidiary to grow into a port management specialized company loved and respected by the public and to contribute to creating a safe and convenient Yeosu and Gwangyang Port."

Meanwhile, in December 2017, in accordance with the government's policy to convert non-regular workers to regular workers, the authority established its subsidiary Yeosu Gwangyang Port Management Co., Ltd. and converted a total of 157 workers in port special security, general security, facility management, sanitation, and information system operation?who had been contract workers?into regular employees of the subsidiary.

In particular, the authority has supported administrative personnel to stabilize the management model at the initial stage of the subsidiary's establishment and has made efforts to improve various working conditions, including signing a management agreement last year that guarantees autonomous operation.

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