Pyeongtaek City Hosts Special Labor-Management-Government-Civil Council Meeting on SsangYong Motor

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City held a special labor-management-government-civil council meeting on the 9th at Pyeongtaek City Hall to support SsangYong Motor's successful investor recruitment.

On May 8th, the city decided that the normalization of SsangYong Motor's management would serve as a major driving force for revitalizing the regional economy, which is facing difficulties due to COVID-19, and thus composed a special advisory council involving labor, management, government, and civil society, agreeing to cooperate mutually.

At this meeting, the fourth of its kind, National Assemblyman Hong Ki-won (Democratic Party), Chair Moon Seong-hyun of the Economic and Social Labor Commission, Pyeongtaek City Council Speaker Hong Sun-ui, Sustainable Foundation Chairman Lee Gye-an, and representatives of both management and labor from SsangYong Motor attended together.

At the council, the progress and achievements of SsangYong Motor's ongoing new investor recruitment were explained, and participants resolved to make active efforts and contributions to achieve tangible results not only in the company's management normalization but also in regional economic and employment stabilization.

Additionally, it was decided to request government support for SsangYong Motor's prompt management normalization.

On July 6th, the city sent recommendations to President Moon Jae-in, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yun-mo, and KDB Industrial Bank Chairman Lee Dong-geul regarding SsangYong Motor's normalization. The City Council also held a lawmakers' meeting on the 8th and released a statement urging support.