Suwon Named Top Performer in Regional Labor-Management-Civic-Government Cooperation Evaluation

[Suwon View=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City received the top excellence award in the basic autonomous government division at the "2019 Regional Labor-Management-Civic-Government Cooperation Activation Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

The awards ceremony was held on the 13th at El Tower in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The Ministry of Employment and Labor evaluated the 2018 labor-management-civic-government cooperation projects of 73 local governments (17 metropolitan governments and 56 basic local governments) operating "Labor-Management-Civic-Government Councils" and selected outstanding local governments.

The city announced that the Suwon City Labor-Management-Civic-Government Council's efforts to create youth employment received favorable evaluation. The Labor-Management-Civic-Government Council is a social dialogue consultative body where labor (workers), management (employers), citizens, and government (local government) cooperate and consult to revitalize the local economy and create a "job creation governance" (public-private cooperation system).

Representatives of the city's Labor-Management-Civic-Government Council announced the "Suwon City Labor-Management-Civic-Government Joint Declaration" at the Labor Day commemorative conference held in April of last year, and pledged to "make efforts to create youth jobs and close the gap between non-regular and regular workers."

In July, they announced the "Suwon City Industry-Academia-Government Joint Declaration for Youth Job Creation and Resolution of Mismatch in Small and Medium Enterprises" and decided to lay the foundation for youth job creation and economic revitalization centered on the Suwon Industrial Complex.

The city also carried out projects that provide practical benefits to youth, including "Youth Employment Excellence Certification," "Good Part-time Job Web Service," "Youth Employment Network Operation," and "Youth Job Creation Busking."

The city also launched projects to protect the rights of vulnerable workers, including "Apartment Vulnerable Workers Employment Stability Agreement" and "Labor Forum for Protection of Vulnerable Workers' Rights."

The city, which established the "Suwon City Labor-Management-Civic-Government Council" in 2010, received presidential commendations (Prime Minister's commendation in 2013) in 2010 and 2012-2014, and grand prizes (changed rank from presidential commendation) in 2016-2017 in evaluations of labor-management-civic-government cooperation projects. In 2018, it received an excellence award. In 2015, it was excluded from candidacy due to three consecutive awards (2012-2014) and did not receive an award.

An official from the city's Labor-Management-Civic-Government Council said, "We will continue to implement inclusive labor policies and advance social dialogue for labor-management cooperation," and "We will create a 'labor-respecting city' that puts human value first."