Storm after announcement of illegal and unfair cases
Lee Jeong-sik “Illegal predecessors and support for operating expenses
Infringement of the independence and autonomy of the union” emphasized
Management’s delayed payment of wages will also be ‘Balbon Saekwon’
Labor circles “Full-timers, labor and management should be left to autonomy”
▲ Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik
On the 28th, Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik held a ‘labor reform promotion inspection meeting’ at the Seoul Employment and Labor Office. On the 28th, Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik re-emphasized labor-management rule of law, saying, “We will strengthen supervision of unfair labor practices in relation to illegal full-time union officials and operational subsidies.” The labor world immediately protested, saying it was a “disgrace to the union.” With the railway union announcing a strike in September, concerns about a ‘chutu’ in the labor world are growing, and the strain on labor-government relations is expected to deepen.
At the ‘labor reform promotion inspection meeting’ held by the Seoul Employment and Labor Administration on the same day, Minister Lee investigated the status of working time exemption and subsidies for union operating expenses at 521 workplaces with 1,000 or more unionized workers. ·Disclosed that the case of unfairness was confirmed. After emphasizing the principle that “an employer’s illegal application of time-off and subsidy for operating expenses infringes on the union’s independence and autonomy and hinders the formation of sound labor-management relations,” Minister Lee said, “I will correct illegal acts through supervision.” Previously, the Ministry of Employment and Labor took a direct hit against the union by disclosing the issue of transparency in the union’s accounting and the operating conditions of the general workers’ welfare center entrusted by the union.
The labor community protested. In a commentary, Lee Ji-hyeon, a spokesperson for the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, said, “According to the principles of the International Labor Organization (ILO) core agreements ratified by our government, the time-off system and full-time union activities should be left to labor and management autonomy and are not subject to legislative intervention. are doing,” he pointed out. Regarding the exceeding of the working hour exemption limit, he said, “I have no intention or will to punish the management side, and I doubt whether it is an announcement just to disgrace the union.” We need to find a way to guarantee that,” he refuted.
On the same day, Minister Lee reaffirmed the policy of ‘disregarding the originality’ of employers’ five major illegal and absurdities, such as late payment of wages. It was decided to carry out top priority planning and supervision for 120 habitual and intentional late payment establishments and construction sites vulnerable to late payment. Regarding some affiliates of Daeyuwinia, where large-scale wage arrears occurred, the company plans to take strict action against illegal acts in cooperation with related agencies such as the prosecution. Previously, on the 23rd, planning and supervision of about 130 workplaces with habitual and intentional wage arrears began. We selected industries with a large number of reported cases by reflecting the characteristics of each region for vulnerable and increasing non-payment industries. Seoul’s finance and insurance and information and communications industries, Busan’s manufacturing and hotel accommodations, Daegu’s textile manufacturing, Gwangju’s business facility services, and Daejeon’s specialized science and technology services.
Minister Lee said, “We will eradicate wage arrears, which threaten the livelihood of workers, so that they cannot set foot in the field.”
Reporter Sejong Park Seung-gi
2023-08-28 08:58:52
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