Munsunghyun, Chairman of the Economic and Social Council, to Serve a Second Term Until September 2023

The Economic, Social and Labor Council Appoints Chairman and 7 Appointed Members Effective on the 20th
Chairman Moon Reappointed... Chairman During 5 Years of Moon Administration

Moon Sung-hyun, Chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Moon Seong-hyun, the current chairman of the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC), a presidential advisory body, has been reappointed as chairman.

On the 13th, ESLC announced that seven members, including the chairman and appointed members, are scheduled to be appointed as of the 20th. ESLC is a social dialogue body established for workers, employers, and the government to discuss labor, economic, and social policies, and serves as a presidential advisory body.

Chairman Moon was appointed as chairman of the Economic, Social Development Labor-Management Council (ESDLM), the predecessor of ESLC, in August 2017, and resumed the chairman position of ESLC in September 2019. His term was set to expire on the 19th, but he will serve an additional two years until September 19, 2023.

Chairman Moon has lived as a lifelong labor activist and once led the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), known as a symbol of militant unions. He has served as chairman of ESLC since the launch of the Moon Jae-in administration and will continue to serve until the end of his term.

Among the worker representatives, Moon Yoo-jin, head of the Welfare State Youth Network, was reappointed as the youth representative, and Moon Hyun-gun, chairman of the National Labor Equality Union, was reappointed as the representative of non-regular workers. Among employer representatives, Kang Ho-gap, chairman of the Korea Federation of SMEs, and Kim Ki-moon, chairman of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business, were reappointed.

As public interest members, Kim Yoon-ja, emeritus professor of international economics at Hanshin University, Lee Cheol-soo, professor at Seoul National University Law School, and Hwang Se-won, head of the Ilin Research Institute, were reappointed.

ESLC emphasized, "With the appointment of members, we will continuously strive to publicize and seek solutions for key issues of the era of great transformation, including digital transition and climate crisis, as well as current tasks."

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