Speeding Up the Preparation of Amendments to Sanction Illegal and Unfair Practices at Construction Sites

Park Dae-chul "Amend the 5 Major Bills as Soon as Possible"
Received Reports of Visible Changes on Site
"Measures to Maintain Momentum"

The People Power Party has decided to accelerate the preparation of a revision bill to sanction illegal and unfair practices at construction sites.

On the 11th, Park Dae-chul, the Policy Committee Chair of the People Power Party, met with reporters after a ruling-coalition consultation meeting on follow-up measures to eradicate illegal and unfair practices at construction sites at the National Assembly. He stated, "Above all, to strengthen the practical sanction basis against illegal acts, we have decided to amend five key laws related to the normalization of construction sites (the Framework Act on the Construction Industry, the Construction Machinery Management Act, the Fair Hiring Procedures Act, the Labor Union Act, and the Judicial Police Duties Act)."

Chairman Park said, "The People Power Party plans to propose an amendment to the Framework Act on the Construction Industry in the first half of the year to strengthen the responsibilities and obligations of construction companies related to subcontracting, in close consultation with the government and industry," adding, "In addition to the follow-up measures announced today, we will focus our efforts on devising effective comprehensive measures until the rule of law is firmly established at construction sites."

Park Dae-chul, Policy Committee Chairman of the People Power Party (from the left), Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and Kim Jung-jae, People Power Party Secretary of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, are talking at the "Follow-up Measures for Eradicating Illegal and Unfair Practices at Construction Sites Civil-Government-Party Council" held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 11th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Chairman Park also said, "We have decided to introduce a special judicial police system to establish a constant crackdown system not only on illegal union activities such as forced hiring or illicit money transactions but also on illegal acts by construction companies such as illegal subcontracting," adding, "To this end, we will promptly propose key bills including the amendment to the Judicial Police Duties Act today and push for swift institutionalization."

The ruling-coalition consultation meeting was originally scheduled for the 2nd but was postponed once due to issues such as a worker's self-immolation death the day before. Illegal acts at construction sites are part of the labor reforms under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

Chairman Park said, "There have been many opinions that visible changes are being seen regarding illegal acts at construction sites," adding, "While large companies report that such illegal acts are now almost invisible, showing visible changes, small and medium-sized enterprises have expressed that there is still a long way to go on the ground."

He continued, "Regarding concerns that the changes seen on site might be only temporary, (the prosecution and police) assured that the momentum for investigations will never decline, and if necessary, they will even arrest offenders caught in the act to ensure the effectiveness of crackdowns."

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