Ye Young-guk: "Yoon, Try Campaigning Intensively for 120 Hours First"

"If You Dream of Becoming President, Start by Studying the 'History of Labor'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Regarding former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, a presidential candidate from the opposition, saying "One should be able to work intensely for 120 hours a week and then rest freely," Justice Party leader Yeo Young-guk criticized, "Is he nostalgic for the days when we endured overnight labor by 'eating timing'?" and added, "There is even a hint of nostalgia for the Park Chung-hee regime."

Ye Young-guk, leader of the Justice Party, is attending the leadership meeting held at the National Assembly on the 14th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 20th, Leader Yeo said on Facebook, "The 8-hour workday was not established without reason," and added, "'Workers are not machines' was a desperate issue for workers suffering from long working hours since the early days of capitalism."

Leader Yeo mentioned, "Recently, delivery workers have frequently died from overwork due to long working hours, and to improve these issues, they went on strike again recently following last year," and pointed out, "There was a worker who endured murderous long working hours, working more than 12 hours a day for 46 weeks out of 129 weeks, and eventually chose suicide. This was at ST Unitas, one of the startups mentioned by former Prosecutor General Yoon."

He continued, "ST Unitas, famous for its TOEIC study materials and English short-term courses, was recently a black company that continuously delayed wages while requiring 92 hours of work per week," and said, "This is a reality encouraged by light punishments such as administrative orders and fines. How can there be talk of exceptions or labor-management agreements when even existing laws are not being followed?"

Leader Yeo said, "It is surprising that he is thinking of becoming president with such thoughts," and added, "If you still dream of becoming president, I recommend you start by studying the 'history of labor,' which is nothing less than the history of reducing working hours."

He then said, "Perhaps this kind of thinking cannot be solved by studying," and sarcastically added, "Please try campaigning intensely for 120 hours without rest first."

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