KCTU Gwangju Headquarters Declares Support for Candidate Lee Jae-myung

"Candidate from Worker Background · Full Rights Guarantee for Working People, Solid Trust"

The Korean Federation of Trade Unions Gwangju Regional Headquarters and the Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju Metropolitan City Party declared their support for candidate Lee Jae-myung on the 2nd and are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Gwangju Regional Headquarters has endorsed Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea.

On the 2nd, the KCTU Gwangju Headquarters held a press conference at the Democratic Party of Korea Gwangju Metropolitan City Party Office and declared its commitment to unite efforts for the election of candidate Lee Jae-myung.

The endorsement declaration was attended by Heo Kwon, Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, Ahn Ho-young, Standing Chairman of the Labor Committee of the Democratic Party Central Election Committee, Park Hae-cheol, Labor Chairman, Yoon Jong-hae, Chairman of the KCTU Gwangju Regional Headquarters and representatives of about 100 organizations from 18 affiliated industrial unions, Song Gap-seok, Chairman of the Democratic Party Gwangju City Party, National Assembly member Yoon Young-duk, Park Joo-hyung, Labor Chairman of the Democratic Party Gwangju City Party, and others.

They stated, "The 20th presidential election must serve as an important clue to overcoming social polarization and inequality amid a period of great upheaval and to solving complex contemporary challenges. The choice of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is Lee Jae-myung."

They also said, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung, while serving as governor, personally realized labor rights and meticulous labor welfare by introducing the nation’s first fair allowance for non-regular workers for livelihood support and employment stability, supporting industrial accident insurance premiums for platform delivery workers, and improving rest facilities for cleaning and security workers, thereby addressing blind spots in labor rights."

Furthermore, they added, "The KCTU’s support for Lee Jae-myung is a firm trust and resolution for the full guarantee of rights for all working people, as he is a candidate who grew up as a worker who experienced industrial accidents in his childhood. The 35,000 union members and their families of the Gwangju Regional Headquarters declare their support with one heart and will unite all organizational capabilities for his election."

Yoon Jong-hae, Chairman of the KCTU Gwangju Regional Headquarters, emphasized, "Following the guidelines of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, we strongly support Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, who respects working people and can create a world where workers are happy."

National Assembly member Yoon Young-duk appealed, "A labor-respecting society can be well led by a president who comes from the working class. I will definitely win together with candidate Lee Jae-myung."

Democratic Party National Assembly member Ahn Ho-young said, "Lee Jae-myung is the person who has created and implemented labor policies while serving as mayor of Seongnam and governor of Gyeonggi Province. To solve labor issues that we have not been able to resolve, we must actively support candidate Lee Jae-myung."

After the endorsement declaration, the participants attended a concentrated rally of the Democratic Party Gwangju City Party Labor Committee held in front of the Nammun of Kia Motors.

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