Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council Adopts '2025 Suwon Labor-Management-Government Joint Declaration'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council held the '2025 First Regular Meeting of the Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council' on the 31st at the Suwon City Hall Situation Room, presided over by Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon, and adopted the '2025 Suwon Labor-Management-Government Joint Declaration.'

Mayor Lee Jae-joon, chairman of the Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council, Seo Jong-chang, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Suwon Regional Branch, Kim Gyeong-rye, member of the Suwon City Council's Environment and Safety Committee, Kim Jae-ok, chairman of the Suwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Oh Ki-hwan, director of the Gyeonggi Regional Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, signed the joint declaration.

In the joint declaration, the Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council agreed to work together to create 'Economic Special Zone Suwon,' a city where labor is respected and quality jobs abound, and to establish care systems and develop policies to support socially disadvantaged groups in labor blind spots.

Additionally, they agreed to actively cooperate in preventing industrial accidents and to continuously promote worker health support projects for worker safety and health. They also committed to efforts to spread new labor culture and promote social solidarity, and to fulfill the role as a social dialogue body for 'realizing a future-oriented Suwon-style labor market.'

At the meeting, the Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council appointed Oh Ki-hwan, director of the Gyeonggi Regional Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, as a new member and elected Seo Jong-chang, chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Suwon Regional Branch, as vice chairman.

The meeting proceeded with reports on 2024 labor-management-government project implementation results, deliberation on 2025 labor-management-government cooperation activation project plans, and adoption of the 2025 Suwon Labor-Management-Government Joint Declaration.

This year, the Suwon City Labor-Management-Government Council will pursue projects including △council infrastructure development △promotional content creation △activation support projects △strengthening social dialogue functions △labor welfare 119, with the goal of 'building a future-oriented labor market through strengthening social solidarity for labor and employment.'

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon urged, "Let the Suwon City labor-management-government work as one to create a culture of mutual prosperity," adding "I hope all members will pool their wisdom and cooperate."