Gominjeong "Graduated from Kyunghee University Suwon Campus and joined KBS, reached this position thanks to 'Blind Recruitment'"

Ko Min-jung, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Seoyoung] Democratic Party lawmaker Ko Minjung emphasized the necessity of the blind recruitment law, stating that she "has experience joining KBS through a blind test."

On the 13th, Ko posted an article titled "Blind Recruitment Law" on her Facebook, beginning with, "Today marks the 51st anniversary of labor activist Jeon Tae-il, and I wrote to Democratic Party lawmakers to propose the blind recruitment law." She added, "I also have experience joining KBS through a blind test, so I deeply understand the importance of legislation," and said, "Since the Moon Jae-in administration, public institutions have been implementing blind recruitment, and its effectiveness has been proven," but "because it is not yet legislated, there is always a sense of insecurity."

Democratic Party lawmaker Go Min-jung emphasized the importance of blind recruitment laws.
[Photo by Go Min-jung, Democratic Party Facebook capture]

She wrote, "Although I graduated from Kyung Hee University Suwon Campus, which was a branch campus at the time, thanks to this system, I was able to reach this position," and "I requested fellow lawmakers to co-propose the bill so that a second and third Ko Minjung can be born." She continued, "Many lawmakers have gladly joined as co-proposers, and the process is ongoing," emphasizing, "This bill is a first step. It must spread not only to public institutions but also to private companies."

Ko explained, "Labor activist Jeon Tae-il devoted his life to securing the rightful demand to comply with the Labor Standards Act," and "The rightful demand to be evaluated based on ability rather than university name at the time of hiring still lacks legal protection." She added, "The right to work has not changed even after 50 years," and "I will prepare measures to solidify the ongoing blind recruitment in public institutions and expand it to private companies."

Meanwhile, Ko entered Kyung Hee University Suwon Campus's Department of Chinese Language and Literature (then Chinese Language and Literature) in 1998 and joined KBS as part of the 30th public recruitment announcer class in 2004. She resigned from KBS in January 2017 and joined then-Democratic Party presidential primary candidate Moon Jae-in's campaign in February of the same year, serving as spokesperson for the media division.

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