Choi Jae-hyung "Redesign Government, Labor, and Education... Non-regular Workers Should Not Be Treated Unfairly"

Choi Jae-hyung, a preliminary presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is announcing his policy vision in the field of diplomacy and security at the Yeouido Open Camp in Seoul on the 2nd. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Choi Jae-hyung, former head of the Board of Audit and Inspection and a presidential candidate of the People Power Party, raised his voice for the need to redesign the government, labor market, and education policies.

On the 7th, at the 'Change Korea, 3 Major Promises' event held in Magok, Gangseo, Seoul, Choi said, "The only way to save this country is regime change, but that itself cannot be our goal," adding, "Above all, I believe the ultimate goal should be to restore happiness and hope to the lives of the people."

Choi pledged to transform the government into a small, speedy, and smart '3S government' for government redesign. This includes reducing unnecessary government organizations by cutting the Blue House's staff and organization by half. He plans to boldly transfer government functions that the private sector can perform better to the private sector.

He plans to reform the labor market by changing its paradigm. Choi emphasized, "The labor market is stuck in a chronic dual structure swamp. Powerful large company unions plunder the wages of small and medium-sized enterprise workers, and public sector unions drain creativity and vitality from the private sector," adding, "We will drastically transform the vested interest-centered dual structure by promoting liberalization, diversification, and flexibilization of employment types, as well as fairness and simplification of the wage system."

He continued, "My dream is not a world without irregular workers, but a world where irregular workers are not treated unfairly," adding, "It is to create a livable world for the 90% of workers suffering under the shadow of aristocratic and privileged unions."

Choi also stated, "Minimum wage will be liberalized by industry, sector, and region, and I will firmly deal with the illegal acts and violence of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions according to law and principles," adding, "I will achieve labor market reform together with the people so that the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will have no choice but to choose change, and if they do not change, they will naturally disappear."

In education policy, the three principles of 'fairness,' 'autonomy,' and 'choice' will be applied. This includes redesigning the college entrance system centered on regular admissions, raising the quality of public education to a higher standard, and strengthening online education.

Choi also mentioned urgent tasks such as compensating self-employed people affected by COVID-19, emergency measures to stabilize the real estate market, and expanding youth employment, promising to prioritize these. He said, "I will definitely create a country where the morning is awaited by breaking through this dark tunnel of darkness."

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