KCCI Proposes 171 Regulatory Improvement Tasks in 5 Major Areas to the Government

The Korea Employers Federation announced on the 28th that it has proposed 171 regulatory improvement tasks to the government to secure world-class industrial competitiveness in South Korea.

The Federation submitted 171 regulatory improvement tasks covering five major areas: new industries, global trade strategy, corporate management, workforce management, and on-site difficulties, to relevant ministries including the Office for Government Policy Coordination and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Among these, 130 were newly proposed tasks. By sector, regulatory improvement tasks for new industries (49 cases) and on-site difficulty proposals (55 cases) were the most numerous.

In the new industries sector, they requested the establishment of systems related to future vehicles. In particular, they emphasized the urgent need to establish systems and improve regulations for the promotion and expansion of future vehicles such as electric and hydrogen shared cars, and the expansion of charging infrastructure. Specifically, this included the introduction of laws, systems, and certification related to electric vehicle resource utilization (V2G), allowing power trading between vehicles to alleviate charging infrastructure shortages, and permitting electric vehicles that support bidirectional charging and discharging to substitute for power storage devices.

In the semiconductor sector, they requested rational improvements to regulations that reduce production efficiency and hinder integrated safety management. They also proposed the establishment of regulations related to the construction of eco-friendly ship liquid hydrogen facilities, for which systems are not yet fully established, and the expansion of certification application eligibility to include shipbuilders.

In the global trade strategy sector, to enhance attractiveness as an Asian logistics hub, they proposed allowing the domestic import of cargo stored in global logistics centers within free trade zones and expanding the scope of repair and maintenance work on export goods within bonded areas such as free trade zones.

In the corporate management sector, they urged urgent improvements to parts of the Subcontracting Act and Win-Win Cooperation Act regulations that cause unnecessary administrative burdens and significantly reduce work efficiency during corporate production and research activities. They also requested the continued application of special tax treatment on dividend income to prevent double taxation when companies convert to holding companies. Additionally, there was a call to diversify the management and labor forms of the taxi industry, which is struggling under uniform regulations.

In the workforce management sector, they proposed ways to utilize foreign workers admitted under the employment permit system in large-scale manufacturing plants such as plants (power plants, steel mills, etc.) and semiconductors, which are facing difficulties in securing manpower. They also requested regulatory relaxation to allow the employment of foreign workers in parcel sorting and automobile maintenance industries.

Regarding on-site difficulties, they pointed out the need to allow filming and storing of product manufacturing videos within factories for smart process management and serious accident safety management, and to expand the coverage of serious accident liability insurance to reduce managerial uncertainties.

Lim Young-tae, head of the Employment and Social Policy Division at the Korea Employers Federation, emphasized, "For South Korea to overcome the difficult economic situation and secure world-class industrial competitiveness, revitalizing the private sector is essential," adding, "It is necessary to boldly improve various regulations that hinder corporate management and impose excessive burdens."

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