Guri City Social Workers Association Delivers Welfare Policy Proposal to Mayoral Candidates

"Welfare Is an Investment in the Future"
Guri City Social Workers Association
Presents Proposals for Improved Treatment and Seven Key Policies
to Candidates Baek Kyunghyun and Donghwa Shin

On May 15, the Guri City Social Workers Association delivered the '2026 Local Election Response Proposal for Improving the Treatment and Welfare Policies of Social Workers in Guri City' to Baek Kyunghyun, a candidate from the People Power Party, and Donghwa Shin, a candidate from the Democratic Party, both running for Guri City Mayor in the 9th nationwide simultaneous local elections.

On the 15th, the Guri City Social Workers Association delivered the "2026 Local Election Response Guri City Social Workers' Treatment Improvement and Welfare Policy Proposal" to Paik Kyunghyun, a candidate for Guri City Mayor in the 9th nationwide local elections (People Power Party). Provided by the Guri City Social Workers Association

This policy proposal was prepared based on the voices from the social welfare field in Guri City and the welfare needs of its citizens. It includes region-specific policy tasks designed to improve the treatment of social workers and to respond to a changing welfare environment.

Through the proposal, the Guri City Social Workers Association emphasized that "welfare is not a cost but an investment in the future," and stated that Guri City's sustainable future starts in the welfare field, which is closest to citizens' lives. The association also highlighted the need to create a stable working environment for social welfare workers and to strengthen the public nature of welfare, under the message that "happy social welfare workers make happy citizens in Guri."

The current policy proposal includes tasks such as: expanding welfare points for social welfare facility employees and increasing them according to years of service; establishing a comprehensive plan for improving the treatment of social workers; providing training programs and workshops for capacity development of welfare facility employees; and expanding cultural support projects for welfare workers.

In addition, the proposal suggests sector-specific welfare policies, including: establishing an institution specializing in elderly protection; securing senior care safe housing based on integrated care; operating specialized buses for supporting transportation for people with disabilities; implementing emergency care services for children with disabilities; improving aging environments of local children's centers; establishing support centers for single-person households; and setting up addiction support centers.

The Guri City Social Workers Association delivered the "2026 Local Election Response Proposal for Improving Treatment and Welfare Policies for Social Workers in Guri City" to Shin Donghwa, a candidate for Guri Mayor in the 9th Nationwide Simultaneous Local Elections (Democratic Party), on the 15th. Provided by Guri City Social Workers Association

Along with these measures, the association also proposed policies aimed at strengthening social responsibility of the local community and public institutions, such as expanding preferential purchasing of products from welfare facilities and declaring practical ESG initiatives.

Park In-sook, President of the Guri City Social Workers Association, stated, "I hope the new local administration will listen to the voices from the social welfare field and help build Guri as a welfare city that every citizen can truly experience." She added, "We will continue to propose and implement welfare policies in partnership with citizens, grounded in the opinions from the social welfare field."

Meanwhile, along with the delivery of the policy proposal, each candidate was requested to provide an official response with their review and plans for the proposed policies by May 22.

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