Osan City Determines 2022 Living Wage at 10,190 Won per Hour

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] On the 13th, Osan City held a living wage deliberation committee meeting and determined the hourly living wage for public sector workers next year at 10,190 won.

The deliberation committee meeting was attended by seven members including Osan City Council members, business figures, labor representatives, and related experts, who made this determination for Osan City's living wage for next year.

Accordingly, workers subject to the living wage will receive approximately 2.129 million won per month based on regular wages when working the statutory 209 hours per month.

The living wage determined this time will be applied from January next year to workers directly employed by the city and workers directly employed by city-funded and invested institutions.

Shim Heung-seon, director of the Economic and Culture Bureau of Osan City, stated that the living wage is a basic appropriate income that guarantees workers' substantive living conditions, and expressed hope that "efforts to improve the living stability and quality of life for public sector workers will contribute greatly to enhancing welfare and revitalizing the local economy."