Yoon Seok-yeol: "Expanding Welfare Funding Through Job Creation via Growth"

Achieving a Virtuous Cycle of Growth and Welfare

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, attended the National Disabled Leaders Conference held at the CCMM Building in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 10th, pushing the wheelchair of Lee Jong-sung, a People Power Party lawmaker, as they entered./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 10th, Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, emphasized that he would create jobs through growth and expand the resources for welfare, aiming to achieve a virtuous cycle between growth and welfare.

On the same day, Yoon attended the Social Welfare Vision Declaration Conference at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and said, "We will establish a virtuous cycle welfare state where a robust social safety net becomes the foundation for growth again."

He stated, "We will create various high-quality jobs in the social welfare service sector to provide a foundation for self-reliance for the common people and the middle class, and realize a society where jobs and welfare coexist," adding, "We will build a citizen-centered social welfare service delivery system." He continued, "We will lay the foundation for a sustainable welfare state and strengthen support for the socially vulnerable," and added, "We will establish a meticulous income security system to ensure there are no welfare blind spots."

Earlier, at the 23rd National Disabled Leaders Conference, he promised to improve the human rights of people with disabilities. Yoon emphasized, "Above all, we will provide sufficient opportunities for people with disabilities and strengthen their choices through customized support tailored to each disability," adding, "First, we will expand opportunities to work." He also added, "We will reorganize all disability policies, including education, employment, and welfare systems, into customized forms that meet individual needs."

He went on to say, "We will significantly increase the proportion of facilities that are required to install convenience facilities for people with disabilities from the current 2.5%," and added, "We will carefully review the sector-specific policies proposed today and include them in our pledges and policies as much as possible."

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