Minseok Kim Appointed Deputy Minister of Employment... "Focusing Efforts on Protecting Vulnerable Workers"

Kim Min-seok, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor.

Kim Min-seok, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, officially began his duties on the 24th.

In his inaugural speech, Vice Minister Kim stated, "We will focus our capabilities to ensure that labor reform and the protection of vulnerable workers achieve tangible results."

Vice Minister Kim emphasized, "Since various reform tasks for youth and future jobs are being discussed at the Tripartite Commission, we will actively support prompt institutional improvements to ensure these lead to practical outcomes."

He particularly stressed his commitment to protecting vulnerable workers such as non-regular employees. He said, "We will accelerate the enactment of the 'Vulnerable Workers Support Act' and devote efforts to discovering and solidifying policies and projects for vulnerable workers."

He added, "Labor inspections serve as the last stronghold sought by vulnerable workers, so we will properly exercise them where necessary to correct basic labor order and ensure trusted labor inspection administration." He promised, "We will establish a system where labor inspectors with expertise and capabilities receive appropriate treatment so they can work with pride and confidence."

He also emphasized, "We will innovate the vocational training system to be field-oriented in line with the changed economic conditions and labor market situation, promoting workforce movement to sectors with high productivity."

Furthermore, he pledged to make efforts to create safe workplaces. Vice Minister Kim said, "Since the current industrial safety and health system is overly complex and difficult to understand and implement on site, we will improve it from the demand-side perspective to make it practically operable."

In addition, he urged policy promotion that meets public expectations, collaboration to break down departmental barriers, and reflection of voices from the field.

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