Gyeonggi Province Appoints 95 New Village Labor Attorneys

Gyeonggi Province is launching efforts to protect vulnerable workers' rights and establish fair working environments through village labor attorneys beginning this year.

On the 16th at 2 p.m., Gyeonggi Province held a 'Gyeonggi Province Village Labor Attorney Appointment and Business Agreement Ceremony' at the Northern Building of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government and announced the new appointment of 95 village labor attorneys.

Approximately 100 people attended the ceremony, including Kim Dong-geun, Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province for Administration, Chae Ho-il, President of the Korean Bar Association of Labor Attorneys, officials from Gyeonggi Province and the Korean Bar Association of Labor Attorneys, and newly appointed village labor attorneys.

'Gyeonggi Province Village Labor Attorney' refers to registered labor attorneys appointed by Gyeonggi Province upon recommendation from the Korean Bar Association of Labor Attorneys to provide free consultation on protecting vulnerable workers' rights and labor management consulting for small business owners. This is a system being implemented for the first time this year.

The 95 village labor attorneys appointed this time will visit workers and small business owners in need of support and provide diverse labor consulting and labor management services to ensure that Gyeonggi residents who work receive fair compensation regardless of where they work within the province.

The Gyeonggi Province village labor attorney system is available to any Gyeonggi residents who need labor consultation and other services. The province will match concerned citizens with nearby village labor attorneys and provide door-to-door labor consultation and rights remedy services. In cases of rights remedy support for victims of labor rights violations, the support is provided after assessing whether the person is a vulnerable worker, taking into account income and support necessity.

For those seeking immediate consultation for labor rights violation consultation and remedy support, contacting by phone (031-8008-5533) allows immediate connection and consultation with a village labor attorney. In-person consultation is also available when visiting the office on the 9th floor of the Gyeonggi Center for Economic Science and Innovation.

For those wishing to use village labor attorney home visit consultation services, prior contact must be made to the Gyeonggi Province Fair Economy and Labor-Management Cooperation Team (031-8030-2971~3) to apply.