Ulsan Hosts Future Forum on Labor-Management-Government in the Automotive Industry

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju-cheol In] Ulsan City announced on the afternoon of the 2nd that it held the '3rd Ulsan Automobile Industry Labor-Management-Government Future Forum' at the city hall's main conference room.

The Labor-Management-Government Future Forum was launched on July 30 last year, with Ulsan City, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, local labor groups, and management agreeing on the necessity of building a close labor-management-government network and social dialogue to respond to the transformation of the automobile industry ecosystem and the COVID-19 crisis.

Representing labor, Park Jun-seok, head of the Ulsan branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, and Yoon Jang-hyuk, head of the Ulsan branch of the Metal Workers' Union, attended the forum.

From the management side, Lee Yoon-chul, chairman of the Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Park Jin-tae, chairman of the Maegok General Industrial Complex Council, and Lee Hyun-deok, CEO of Korea Flange, participated. Public sector representatives included Song Cheol-ho, mayor of Ulsan, Park Byung-seok, chairman of the Ulsan City Council, and Kim Jun-hwi, head of the Ulsan Employment and Labor Office.

At the forum, Lee Young-hwan, head of the Job Economy Division of Ulsan City, gave a presentation on the 'Progress of the Ulsan Automobile Industry Employment Stability Preemptive Response Package Support Project,' and Moon Sang-sik, research evaluation team leader at the Ulsan Job Foundation, presented on the 'Survey of the Ulsan Automobile Parts Industry and the Preparation of a Transition Map.' This was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Professor Jo Hyung-je of Ulsan University.

Participants in the discussion shared awareness of changes and crises in related and parts industries due to the application of new technologies in the automobile industry and discussed ways to prepare effective countermeasures.

Mayor Song Cheol-ho stated, "Employment stability in the automobile industry and support for retirees and pensioners are not issues that can be solved by any single institution, organization, or group alone," adding, "It is a situation where labor, management, and government all need to pool their wisdom and concerns, making the role of the Labor-Management-Government Future Forum more important than ever."

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