Incheon Mayor Transition Committee, "Comprehensive Failure of Incheon Social Service Agency"... Organizational Diagnosis Announced

Jeong Yuseop, Chairman of the Incheon Mayor Transition Committee (center), is holding a meeting with reporters. [Photo provided by the Incheon Mayor Transition Committee]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Mayor's Transition Committee pointed out the overall mismanagement of the Incheon Social Service Agency and announced plans for an organizational diagnosis.

The committee revealed on the 14th that, following a recent work report from the Incheon Social Service Agency, there have been controversies over managerial abuse towards employees, the agency received the lowest rating in public institution evaluations, and overall it has been poorly managed. Additionally, its functions and roles overlap with those of the Welfare Bureau of Incheon City, raising questions about its very existence.

Accordingly, the committee emphasized the urgent need to redefine the role of the Incheon Social Service Agency.

The Incheon Social Service Agency, which transitioned from the Welfare Foundation in January 2020 and employs about 120 staff members, has reportedly faced continuous controversies involving managerial sexual harassment remarks, verbal abuse, and exclusion from work directed at employees.

As a result, some employees have filed complaints with national commissions and the Employment and Labor Office.

Furthermore, in the 2021 management evaluation of institutions funded or invested in by Incheon City, the Incheon Social Service Agency received a 'D' grade, ranking last among 11 institutions.

A committee official stated, "The Incheon Social Service Agency's operational deficiencies are so severe that it is embarrassing to call it a public institution," adding, "I felt there is a significant lack of a sense of mission in carrying out welfare duties funded by citizens' taxes."

The official also noted, "We have been informed that Yoo Hae-sook, the head of the Incheon Social Service Agency, has expressed her intention to resign," and evaluated, "It is a situation where the organization's existence and role must be reconsidered through a comprehensive organizational diagnosis."

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