Sim Sang-jung Submits 10 Major Pledges Including 'Decarbonized Society Transition and Guaranteed 4-Day Workweek'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Sim Sang-jung, the Justice Party presidential candidate, submitted her top 10 pledges to the National Election Commission on the 11th, focusing on a major transition to a decarbonized society, a four-day workweek, and the guarantee of labor rights.

In the 10 pledges submitted that day, Candidate Sim promised to overcome the climate crisis and transition to a just decarbonized society by abolishing the Nuclear Promotion Act and fundamentally preventing the construction of new nuclear power plants through the 'Basic Nuclear Phase-out Act.' She also pledged to create an ecological environment where nature and people coexist and to completely overhaul transportation policies in the era of the climate crisis.

She further plans to guarantee the right to work and basic rights for workers, self-employed individuals, and farmers and fishermen, and to fully apply the Labor Standards Act even to workplaces with fewer than five employees.

Candidate Sim specifically pledged to complete legislation for a four-day workweek by 2027 and to expand the right to rest by increasing annual leave to 25 days. She also promised to implement a nationwide job guarantee system that provides state jobs with living wages or higher for industrial transition workers, the elderly, and youth, focusing on learning and career development (maintenance).

Additionally, her pledges include ▲realizing a gender-equal society and respecting the diversity of youth and adolescents while securing the future society ▲resolving real estate inequality and eradicating speculation ▲addressing unfairness in the economic sector ▲enacting a National Health Act and guaranteeing nationwide care services.

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