Chilgok County Labor-Management-Civil-Government Council Adopts Joint Declaration on Industrial Safety Accident Prevention

Building Consensus for Creating Safe Workplaces

On December 1, 2025, Chilgok County in North Gyeongsang Province held the 2025 Chilgok County Labor-Management-Civil-Government Council at the Gonggam Maru in the county office and signed a joint declaration for the prevention of industrial safety accidents.

This was the first plenary session held after the committee was newly reorganized in 2025, with 10 members attending, including Kim Seongho, Director of the Daegu Western Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and Choi Seonghun, Chairman of the Chilgok Regional Branch of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions in Gyeongbuk, signaling the full-scale activation of the local labor-management-civil-government cooperation system.

This was the first plenary session held after the committee was newly reorganized in 2025, with 10 members attending, including Kim Seongho, Director of the Daegu Western Branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and Choi Seonghun, Chairman of the Chilgok Regional Branch of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions in Gyeongbuk, signaling the full-scale activation of the local labor-management-civil-government cooperation system. Photo by Kim Ihwan

The council discussed the agenda of 'Joint Response to the Prevention of Industrial Safety Accidents,' which was raised at the working-level meetings held in April and October of this year. The participants expressed concern about recurring industrial accidents and a lack of safety awareness, agreeing on the need to raise safety consciousness and spread a prevention-focused safety culture.

In particular, Professor Jeon In of Yeungnam University emphasized, "The starting point of accident prevention is to ensure that safety facilities and equipment are properly installed in the workplace." Choi Seonghun, Chairman of the Chilgok Regional Branch of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, also added, "There needs to be an institutional foundation that enables companies to invest in facility improvements."

The Chilgok County Labor-Management-Civil-Government Council adopted a joint declaration stating that workers, companies, the local community, and the administration will cooperate to create a safe working environment.

The declaration includes: ▲ compliance with safety regulations ▲ strengthening safety management tailored to the characteristics of each workplace ▲ spreading a culture of safety ▲ and providing administrative support.

A Chilgok County official stated, "With this meeting, industrial safety has begun to be recognized not as an issue for individual workplaces, but as a shared task for the entire region," adding, "From the perspective that prevention equals competitiveness, we will steadily expand the foundation for creating safe workplaces."

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