They said they would present the views of 222 ‘vulnerable youth workers’
The day before, the Ministry of Labor suddenly announced that “the entire schedule is closed”
On the morning of the 24th, Employment and Labor Minister Lee Jung-sik attends a meeting with the ‘Youth Union’, a trade union made up of young workers aged 15 to 39, at the Seoul Employment and Labor Office in Jung- Gu, Seoul. The meeting was held privately. random news
Regarding the reform of working hours up to 69 hours per week (80.5 hours per week, 7 days per week), the Ministry of Employment and Labor suddenly changed the schedule of a youth labor group meeting to convey the views of ‘vulnerable young workers. ‘ to private, causing controversy about ‘detachment’. Some point out that the Ministry of Labor’s promise to listen to different opinions on reforming working hours is just an act of bureaucracy. On the morning of the 24th, a meeting was held with the Minister of Employment and Labor, Lee Jung-sik, at the Seoul Employment and Labor Office (Seoul Office) in Jung-gu, Seoul, but it was held privately. At around 10 o’clock, the scheduled time for the meeting, police personnel were stationed in front of Seoul City Hall, and Minister Lee moved to the meeting place without contact with reporters. Initially, the meeting was planned to be open to Minister Lee’s greetings, but on the evening of the 23rd, the day before the meeting, the Ministry of Labor suddenly switched to private. The Ministry of Labor did not even issue a press release that it originally intended to issue. At the time of the recent meeting with the ‘Renewal Workers Council’, recognized as representing the MZ generation, it is a step against the law to publicize all the comments and issue a press release. The Youth Union held an ’emergency press conference’ before the morning meeting and expressed regret at the Ministry of Labour’s unilateral decision. The Youth Union said, “Initially, we agreed to make the whole process of the minister’s comments, the chairman’s comments, and the presentation of the youth opinion report public, but the day before, the Ministry of Labor suddenly announced its be completely private. .” Kang Ji-yoon, head of the youth union’s planning team, said, “We wanted to convey the views of 222 people, including non-union small businesses, freelancers and job seekers, to the Labor Minister at the meeting, but following a sudden private notification, we changed the location several times this morning, right before the meeting.” No one knew how this was conveyed, how opinions converged, and how the content was reflected in the direction of the reorganization.” During the press conference, police surrounded the entrance to the Seoul Labor Office. and access control. Before coming in, the Ministry of Labor again expressed its intention to reject the Youth Union’s request, “Let’s reveal only the part that conveys the opinion.” An official from the Ministry of Labour, who we met at the site, said, “It is not known why the police personnel were deployed.” After President Yoon Seok-yeol ordered a review of the working hours reform plan on the 14th, Minister Lee listens to opinions by holding a youth advisory group and a meeting with exemplary workplaces. On the 16th, we met with a Group Advising Youth 2030, organized by the Ministry of Labour, and on the 20th, a meeting was held with excellent workplaces for flexible work and holidays. While the President’s Office puts pressure on the ‘weak labour’ as a direction to re-examine the working hours reform plan, this meeting is more or less the first meeting with a group that represents the voices of the weak youth workers, such as irregular youth workers.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik held a meeting with the ‘Renewal Workers Council’, also known as the MZ union, at the President’s Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, and exchanged greetings with the Chairman Yoo Jun-hwan. random news
On this day, the Ministry of Labor seems to be aware of negative views from freelancers, irregular workers, and non-union workplaces regarding the government’s direction to expand overtime work, such as ’69 hours a week’ and ’60 hour a week. a week’. The Youth Union received an opinion on ‘reorganisation of working hours’ through the Social Network Service (SNS) before meeting the Labor Minister. Among the 222 opinions submitted by the young man, mainly critical opinions were included, such as “Basic safety, not fairness and common sense” and “I left the company after working overtime for two years because I got sick. ” In a closed door meeting, the Youth Union revealed that it had made demands for △ a first 40 hour settlement △ establishing a worker representation system △ publishing and implementing comprehensive wage system guidelines △ resolving blind spots such as very short hours and freelancers. labour. Chairman Kim met with reporters after the meeting and said, “I asked why they didn’t collect the opinions of various workers before the government draft came out, and they acknowledged that part and said they would be reprimanded.” It’s a hard part to accept.” Kim Jong-jin, director of the Working Citizens Research Institute, said, “We have to meet the most vulnerable workers first for a long time, but meeting them is urgent without a road map for re-examination creates a problem where some are official and some are informal. .” Even if a meeting is held in a situation where it is not possible, it can only be seen as a process of making procedural concessions, so it seems necessary to create a formal channel that gathers diverse views in a transparent and open manner. ” Reporter Jang Hyun-eun mix@hani.co.kr
