Kim Dong-yeon: "I Will Ensure Neither Workers Nor Businesses Make One-Sided Sacrifices"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon announced news of the 'Gyeonggi Province Labor-Management-Civil Society-Government Stakeholders Council.'

Governor Kim Dong-yeon stated on the 20th via SNS, "It was a special meeting that went beyond a declaration of partnership to examine specific implementation measures," evaluating the results of the council.

He continued, "Today's consultation matters have been documented in a joint declaration of action. We will not demand one-sided concessions and sacrifices from either workers or businesses," and added, "I express my gratitude to labor and management for coming together with mutual understanding and deep trust, and to all council members for their participation. I pledge we will not disappoint you. We will make it happen exactly as promised."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon's SNS post.

<Action Beyond Declaration>

Unity has vanished and South Korea continues to splinter under conflict, growing smaller by the day.

The labor sector is no exception. We cannot help but lament: a government that labels unions as entrenched interests and incites confrontation; the breakdown of social dialogue mechanisms; and worker self-immolations that seemed to belong to decades past.

Gyeonggi Province pledged in April through a joint labor-management-government declaration that labor, management, and government would move toward a mutually beneficial relationship based on trust and respect.

Gyeonggi Province labor-management-civil society-government stakeholders, including the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the Korea Employers Federation, and the Ministry of Employment and Labor, held a council meeting. It was a special gathering that went beyond a declaration of partnership to examine specific implementation measures.

We face a critical juncture that demands charting a new path amid uncertain economic conditions and a changing labor market. In particular, the transition to a carbon-neutral society looming before us is an inevitable trend. As the chair presiding over the meeting, I facilitated in-depth dialogue on 'just transition measures toward a carbon-neutral society' to strengthen regional and industrial competitiveness. Today's consultation matters have been documented in a joint declaration of action.

We will not demand one-sided concessions and sacrifices from either workers or businesses.

I express my gratitude to labor and management for coming together with mutual understanding and deep trust, and to all council members for their participation. I pledge we will not disappoint you. We will make it happen exactly as promised.