Ministry of Employment and Labor and Korea Labor Foundation Hold Joint Declaration Ceremony for Fairness and Coexistence

Declaration of a New Labor Community at the Gunsan Worker Connection Center
Labor, Management, and Government Gather Together
"Protecting the Rights of Vulnerable Workers"

The Gunsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Honam Branch of the Korea Labor Foundation held a "Joint Declaration Ceremony for Worker Connection Towards Fairness and Coexistence" with labor, management, and government at the Gunsan Worker Connection Center on the 24th. Photo by Korea Labor Foundation Honam Branch

The Gunsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (headed by Jeon Daehwan) and the Honam Branch of the Korea Labor Foundation (headed by Kang Sooyoung) held a "Joint Declaration Ceremony for Worker Connection Towards Fairness and Coexistence" with labor, management, and government at the Gunsan Worker Connection Center on the 24th.

The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Gunsan Branch, the Honam Branch of the Korea Labor Foundation, the Jeonbuk Regional Headquarters of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, the Jeonbuk Employers Federation, the Gunsan Branch of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, and the Jeonbuk Western Branch of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, representing labor, management, and government.

Participants expressed their hopes that the Gunsan Worker Connection Center would develop into a space that listens to workers' voices, helps resolve their grievances, and creates better workplaces. They also pledged to do their utmost to embrace the socially vulnerable, strengthen the local labor safety net, and foster a fair working environment where all workers are respected.

The Worker Connection Center supports unorganized workers (those not affiliated with a union, specially employed workers, freelancers, etc.) by providing labor, legal, and tax counseling and education; customized employment services for freelancers and platform workers; connections to employment and labor services; and rental of small meeting spaces to facilitate communication among workers.

To achieve these goals, the center also offers various programs, including legal counseling and dispute mediation for service providers, labor law education to raise awareness of rights protection for vulnerable workers, and financial planning and psychological counseling. With the opening of the center in Gunsan, the protection of rights and the provision of employment services for vulnerable groups such as non-unionized workers, platform workers, freelancers, and specially employed workers are expected to be further strengthened.

Meanwhile, as part of its initiative to protect the rights of unorganized workers, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, together with the Korea Labor Foundation, has been establishing Worker Connection Centers at major locations nationwide. In line with this policy, the Gunsan Worker Connection Center was opened within the Gunsan Employment Welfare Plus Center on June 24.

Jeon Daehwan, head of the Gunsan Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, stated, "We will strive to ensure that the Worker Connection Center becomes a warm and welcoming place that serves as a communication channel and a first point of contact for unorganized workers seeking to improve their rights and overcome difficulties."

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