Imsil-gun Office Workers' Union Holds Labor Meeting

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] The Jeonbuk Imsil County Office Public Officials Labor Union (Chairman Kim Jin-hwan) announced on the 10th that it held a labor meeting on the 9th at the county office public officials labor union office regarding COVID-19, emergency duty, and field issues of local public officials.

The meeting was attended by Ahn Ho-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and National Assemblyman (Wanju, Jinan, Muju, Jangsu), and Han Wan-su, a member of the Jeollabuk-do Provincial Assembly (Imsil) from the Democratic Party of Korea.

Assemblyman Ahn Ho-young, serving as the spokesperson of the Environment and Labor Committee, emphasized the need for policies that view public officials not as separate from workers but as united laborers, based on his accumulated labor knowledge, including the implementation of the time-off system for public officials' labor unions.

The executive branch of the Imsil County Office Public Officials Labor Union proposed measures such as preventing the dispatch of parachute deputy heads violating the Local Autonomy Act by Jeonbuk Province, addressing the vicious cycle of continuous emergency duty for local public officials, and policies for additional personnel deployment related to COVID-19 response.

They also raised issues arising from changes in the labor environment, such as the expansion of social welfare job categories due to the increase in the elderly population and workload, requesting support for reflecting these in national policies.

Han Wan-su, Provincial Assemblyman (Imsil), stated, “While recording the union’s proposals, since the answers to field issues lie on-site, we will actively work on improving the labor environment for public officials by examining both policy aspects and the field. I also sympathize with the need to expand personnel in social welfare job categories, which are linked to resident welfare, to meet the demand relative to the welfare population.”

Labor Union Chairman Kim Jin-hwan said, “I hope that many of the public officials workers’ proposals will be fulfilled and that labor environments without reverse discrimination will be resolved through this meeting,” expressing gratitude for the meeting.

Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik sd2481@asiae.co.kr

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