President Moon: "Preparing for New Jobs Is Very Important for the Government"

2021 President's Dialogue with the People, Returning to Daily Life... "New Jobs Created Require Extensive Social Discussion"

[Asia Economy Reporters Ryu Jeong-min and Lee Ji-eun] On the 21st, President Moon Jae-in, during the live broadcast of 'Dialogue with the President and the People, Back to Daily Life' on KBS, responded to a question regarding job issues by saying, "Many new jobs are being created. It is very important for the government to prepare well on how to connect this so that workers do not face great difficulties and can transition to new jobs smoothly."

President Moon explained, "There are indeed significant changes in jobs. In labor relations as well, there are platform workers different from traditional labor-management relations, and due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digitalization and automation are causing many existing jobs to disappear."

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President Moon emphasized, "In the case of carbon neutrality, if we move toward an era of electric and hydrogen vehicles, it is a very important task for the government to figure out how to maintain employment for workers in companies producing internal combustion engine vehicles and parts, and to enable them to quickly transition to electric vehicles or newly emerging sectors and have the necessary occupational structure."

President Moon said, "Regarding these aspects, not only government efforts but also extensive social discussions are needed. The government will pay special attention and prepare accordingly."

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