Mayor Lee Sangil: "Leading the Way in Senior Human Rights Protection and Improving Staff Conditions as a Welfare Model"

Yongin Appoints 114 Senior Human Rights Guardians
Cross-Inspection to Be Conducted at 118 Facilities
Activities Include Cross-Inspection of Other Facilities

Yongin Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Sangil) held an appointment ceremony for "Senior Human Rights Guardians" at the City Hall Convention Hall on the 18th.

Mayor Lee Sangil, who attended the appointment ceremony held on the 18th at the City Hall Convention Hall, is giving a speech. Provided by Yongin City

The city presented appointment certificates to 80 out of the 114 individuals selected as Senior Human Rights Guardians as a first step.

All those selected have at least six months of experience working in social welfare facilities and are heads or staff members of elderly medical welfare institutions who have completed at least four hours of senior human rights education within the past year.

All 118 elderly medical welfare facilities in Yongin have decided to participate in the Senior Human Rights Guardians program to prevent elder abuse and protect the rights of facility workers.

Facility staff appointed as Senior Human Rights Guardians will visit facilities where they do not work on a quarterly basis to inspect, from an expert's perspective, whether there are any human rights violations.

Specifically, their activities include counseling for facility residents and staff, identifying factors within the facility that may compromise human rights, and checking the implementation of human rights-related guidelines and education.

Yongin Special City requested an increase in the long-term service incentive for employees of care institutions from the Ministry of Health and Welfare three times—in January and June 2024, and July 2025. In response, the government raised the "long-term service incentive according to years of service" for 2026.

On the 18th, Mayor Sangil Lee and the appointment ceremony attendees are taking a commemorative photo at the City Hall Convention Hall. Provided by Yongin City

Mayor Lee Sangil stated, "If we successfully carry out the mega semiconductor project underway in Yongin, starting in 2029, the city’s financial conditions will improve significantly due to a substantial increase in local corporate income tax revenue," and added, "In such a case, bold investments in welfare and other fields will become possible, and the city will be able to create a leading welfare model."

Mayor Lee also expressed his gratitude to those involved in elderly medical institutions, saying, "Thank you for agreeing to undertake Senior Human Rights Guardian activities while caring for seniors and managing facilities." He continued, "I ask that you diligently conduct cross-inspections to prevent any cases of elder abuse or human rights violations, so that seniors may live more comfortably and healthily in elderly care facilities."

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