Gimhae City Council: "A Dedicated Employment and Labor Office for Gimhae Is Absolutely Necessary!"

New Proposal Unanimously Approved as Originally Submitted

Members of the Gimhae City Council in Gyeongnam are urging the establishment of the 'Gimhae Employment and Labor Office.' [Image source=Gimhae City Council]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gimhae City Council in Gyeongnam unanimously approved the "Proposal to Urge the Establishment of the Gimhae Employment and Labor Office," which was originally proposed by Councilor Park Eunhee.

All 25 city council members cast unanimous votes in favor of the proposal during the 3rd plenary session of the 250th regular meeting on the 21st.

The city council stated, "Our city has the second largest number of manufacturing and general companies nationwide and is a representative corporate city in the province, but it is the only metropolitan city with a population of over 500,000 outside the Seoul metropolitan area that does not have a local Employment and Labor Office."

They added, "Although Gimhae accounts for more than 60% of the workload of the Yangsan branch office, it is difficult to establish an effective labor administration system due to the spatial dispersion of the three workplaces under Gimhae's jurisdiction. By 2035, a large-scale industrial complex of 7.56 million pyeong will be developed, and a steady increase in the number of companies and workers is expected."

The council urged the establishment of the Gimhae Employment and Labor Office, stating, "Future labor demand will explosively increase due to the expansion of employment personnel following the attraction of leading corporate industrial complexes."

The local Employment and Labor Office is a special local government agency of the central government that performs regionally tailored employment and labor administration tasks such as employment stability and promotion, capacity development training, worker welfare, improvement of labor-management relations, prevention and supervision of industrial accidents, and holds investigative authority over violations of labor-related laws and labor inspection rights.

The city council proposed that an Employment and Labor Office dedicated solely to Gimhae is necessary to stabilize employment and labor-management relations within the region, create safe workplaces, and drive regional economic revitalization.

The proposal is scheduled to be sent to the National Assembly, the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.