Lee Jae-myung "Will Partially Revive Judicial Exam"... Announces 3 Major Fairness Policies for Youth

Recalibration of University and Department-wise Regular Admission Ratios
Promotion of Fair Hiring System Expansion in Public and Private Sectors

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced that he would partially revive the judicial examination to guarantee fair opportunities for young people, allowing it to run concurrently with the law school system. He also promised to readjust the proportion of regular admissions by school and department and to introduce a hiring system that prohibits the inclusion of personal information on resumes.

On the 31st, through Facebook, Candidate Lee revealed the "Three Major Fairness Policies for Youth," stating, "We will firmly guarantee the ladder of social mobility."

To this end, he said he would partially revive the judicial examination. Candidate Lee explained, "Alongside law schools, we will exceptionally open a path to becoming a legal professional without academic restrictions."

He also proposed a pledge to readjust the proportion of regular admissions by school and department. He said, "Neither regular nor early admissions are perfect. When the admission method is overly biased, it causes distrust in the system," adding, "For schools and departments where early admissions are excessively high, we will sufficiently increase the proportion of regular admissions." He also pledged to establish a 'Fairness Inspection Organization for Early Admissions.'

To ensure fair hiring, he said he would expand the 'Fair Hiring System,' which prohibits listing academic background, origin, gender, physical conditions, family relations, etc., on resumes, starting from the public sector. Candidate Lee explained, "When implementing fair hiring, we will promote its spread to the private sector by providing incentives such as additional points."

He said, "In a life without opportunities and a future without hope, young people are forced to endure discrimination and sacrifice, divided into factions and fighting battles, spending each day in pain," adding, "Increasing the total amount of opportunities through growth recovery to enable fair and rational competition is precisely the role of politics and the responsibility of our generation."

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