Gwangju Gyeongchong Holds Friday Breakfast Forum on Labor Reform

The Gwangju Employers Federation held the 1617th Friday Breakfast Forum on the 25th at the Holiday Inn Gwangju Hotel Convention Hall, inviting Yang Jeong-yeol, head of the Gwangju Employment and Labor Office, to speak on the theme of "Labor Reform for Future Generations."

In his lecture, Director Yang diagnosed, "The global economic recession and sluggish domestic demand and exports are also affecting jobs in our region, and especially technological changes and factory automation brought about by the 4th Industrial Revolution are contributing to low growth without employment."

Director Yang stated, "To address this, policies such as expanding the economically active population, promoting continued employment of the elderly, increasing foreign workers, and improving the dual structure of the labor market are being pursued."

He emphasized that to establish a job and industrial safety environment for future generations, policies including ▲promotion of vocational training and employment services ▲demand-driven workforce development ▲employment services and vocational training ▲expansion of work experience will be steadily implemented.

Referring to the unfortunate industrial accident cases in the region over recent years, he said that to reduce major disasters, ▲establishing a self-regulatory prevention system centered on risk assessment ▲focused management of vulnerable sectors such as small and medium-sized enterprises ▲securing safety awareness through participation and cooperation ▲and reorganizing industrial safety governance will be carried out.

The next forum will be held on the 1st of next month, where National Assembly member Kim Gyeong-man will give a lecture on "The Korean Economy and Measures to Revitalize Small and Medium Enterprises."

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