Anyang Mayor Choi Dae-ho Hosts "3rd Anniversary of Elected 8th Term Roundtable Discussion Tour"

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Yu Je-seong] Anyang City announced on the 15th that it will hold a roundtable discussion tour with public institutions and partner organizations through the end of next month to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the elected 8th term.

This roundtable discussion serves as a forum for communication to reflect the authentic voices from the field in city administration. Mayor Choi Dae-ho will directly visit 9 organizations to listen to major issues and suggestions from each institution.

The first roundtable discussion was held on the 14th in the afternoon at the 5th floor conference room of the Anyang City Labor Human Rights Center near Beomgye Station under the theme "Small Beginning, Great Joy – Anyang where Working Citizens are Happy".

The Anyang City Labor Human Rights Center, established with the launch of the elected 8th term in 2022, is the nation's first dedicated labor human rights agency in the form of a non-profit association, and has been working to protect the rights and interests of workers in Anyang and foster a healthy labor culture.

The roundtable discussion was moderated by Seo Jin-sook, Chairperson of the Yeoju Yangpyeong Democratic General Labor Union, and included panels of various labor field experts and practitioners including Park Moon-gyu, Director of the Anyang City Labor Human Rights Center Secretariat, Yang Seung-hyun, Labor Attorney, Kwon Hye-rin, Instructor at the Anyang City Labor Human Rights Center, Euh Pyeong-suk, Chairperson of the Anyang Branch of the National Care Workers Association, and Lim Jung-ok, Executive Chair of the Gyeonggi Central Apartment Workers Association.

Participants shared vivid cases from the field including △workplace harassment remedy cases △achievements in youth labor human rights education △art therapy programs for care workers △creation of coexistence culture for apartment workers △psychological counseling support for vulnerable workers △rest shelters for mobile workers, and together explored the direction of Anyang as a city where labor is respected.

The city plans to continuously promote administrative innovation and the city administration philosophy of labor respect and coexistence based on the discussions at this roundtable discussion tour.

Meanwhile, the next roundtable discussions will be held sequentially with △Anyang City Volunteer Center (21st) △Anyang-Gunpo-Uiwang-Cheonan Joint Meal Support Center (23rd) △Anyang Citizens Professional Football Club (28th) △Anyang Urban Development Corporation (30th) △Anyang Talent Development Foundation (November 3rd) △Anyang Culture and Arts Foundation (November 13th) △Anyang Youth Foundation (November 18th) △Anyang Industrial Promotion Agency (November 27th).

Mayor Choi Dae-ho stated, "Centered on the Labor Human Rights Center, we will establish a comprehensive support system encompassing counseling, education, solidarity, and policy proposals, further solidifying the foundation for protecting workers' rights and creating healthy workplaces," and added, "With the spirit of '众力移山' (united strength moves mountains), we will implement city administration that solidifies solidarity with workers and transforms crises into opportunities."