Minnochoeng Gyeongnam Headquarters "Public Servants' Salaries Must Increase by 377,000 Won"

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Gyeongnam Headquarters held a press conference at the Gyeongnam Provincial Government Press Center on the 27th, urging the guarantee of living wages for public officials and public sector workers.

The KCTU Gyeongnam Headquarters stated, "In recent years, due to the COVID-19 crisis and political considerations, the starting salary for public officials has fallen to the minimum wage level, resulting in a very low wage level," and added, "Since 2022, with the continuous surge in inflation, a wage increase is urgently needed to restore real wages and ensure living stability."

The Gyeongnam Headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions is urging wage increases for public officials and public sector workers.
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They said, "The results of public official wage increases apply not only to public officials but also to public institutions and non-regular workers in the public sector," and demanded ▲a fixed wage increase of 377,000 KRW ▲a fixed meal allowance increase to 220,000 KRW ▲application of the Labor Standards Act to overtime work ▲guarantee of basic labor rights and labor-management negotiations for public officials ▲abolition of discrimination against public service workers ▲guarantee of collective bargaining rights for public officials and public sector workers.

An official from the headquarters said, "Public officials and public sector workers play a central role in driving our society," and added, "We will respond together with public officials and workers through a general strike lasting two weeks in July."

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