Minister of Employment and Labor Gyeong-deok An Requests Support for Kang Kyung-hwa from 56 ILO Member Countries
Letter to 56 Eligible Voters
Former Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, candidate for the International Labour Organization (ILO) Secretary-General election. (Image source=Yonhap News)
View original image[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] It has been confirmed that An Kyung-duk, Minister of Employment and Labor, sent letters to countries around the world requesting support for former Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, who is running for the International Labour Organization (ILO) Secretary-General election.
According to the government on the 17th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor sent letters on the 15th of this month under Minister An's name to 56 people, including 28 government group board members, 14 worker group board members, and 14 employer group board members of the ILO, introducing former Minister Kang and requesting their support.
In the letter, Minister An stated that former Minister Kang possesses the qualities and capabilities to lead the ILO's core agenda, such as job recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming economic crises, and spreading the spirit of coexistence and solidarity through tripartite cooperation among labor, management, and government. He introduced that based on her experience working in the Korean government and the United Nations, she is expected to make significant contributions to eliminating discrimination against vulnerable workers worldwide, including women, and eradicating violence and harassment. Korean diplomats dispatched to various countries will personally visit the 56 members to deliver the letters.
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The next ILO Secretary-General election will be held on March 25 next year. The winner will be decided by the votes of the 56 members, and if no candidate receives a majority, the candidate with the fewest votes will be eliminated and a re-vote will be conducted. In addition to former Minister Kang, candidates from four countries?South Africa, Togo, France, and Australia?have each entered the race. If former Minister Kang is elected, she will become the first Asian as well as the first female ILO Secretary-General.
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