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, October 15, National Assembly Climate, Energy, Environment, and Labor Committee Labor Ministry Audit = Kim Ju-young (Democratic), Kang Deuk-gu (Democratic), Kim Tae-sun (Democratic), Park Jeong (Democratic), Park Hae-chul (Democratic), Park Hong-bae (Democratic), Lee Yong-woo (Democratic), Lee Hak-young (Democratic), Kim Hyeong-dong (People’s Power), Kim So-hee (People’s Power), Kim Wi-sang (People’s Power), Woo Jae-jun (People’s Power), Yoon Sang-hyun (People’s Power), Jo Ji-yeon (People’s Power), Jung Hye-kyung (Progressive), Ahn Ho-young (Democratic, Chairman),
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, “This year’s Labor Ministry audit by the National Assembly’s Climate, Energy, Environment, and Labor Committee was marked by the tenacity of its members. It led to substantial changes in labor conditions, such as Coupang Fulfillment Services (CFS) deciding to revert its controversial ‘reset’ rule in response to persistent parliamentary pressure about the unpaid retirement benefits for temporary workers.”,
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, “At the National Assembly’s Climate and Labor Committee audit on October 15, CFS CEO Jung Jong-cheol announced that the company ‘decided to revert’ its retirement benefit rules to improve the conditions of temporary workers in response to a query from Kim Ju-young, a Democratic Party member. He added, ‘The intent was to clarify the ambiguous criteria for retirement benefits, but we regret the misunderstandings and confusion it caused.'”,
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, “Previously, CFS amended its employment rules twice in May 2023 and April 2024. The original rule granted retirement benefits to temporary workers with over a year of continuous service, excluding periods with less than 15 hours of work per week over four weeks. The amendments introduced the ‘reset rule,’ which stated that even if a worker had served for over a year, their retirement calculation period would restart if they worked under 15 hours a week on average over a four-week period.”,
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, ‘The hearing also gained attention for the ‘confession of conscience’ by Moon Ji-seok, the chief prosecutor of Bucheon branch of Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office, who appeared as a witness and disclosed inappropriate orders from superiors during the investigation of the case. In response to a question from Chairman Ahn Ho-young about whether he found appearing before the National Assembly challenging, Moon acknowledged the pressure but expressed gratitude to Kim Ju-young’s office for their persistent inquiries that motivated his appearance.’,
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, “Kim Ju-young, who previously highlighted unfair changes to Coupang CFS’s employment rules during last year’s audit, continued to address such issues this year by holding a press conference in September, targeting the prosecution with accusations of favouritism and sluggish investigations regarding Coupang.”,
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, ‘Kim So-hee of the People’s Power Party also presented a well-researched inquiry into the workplace harassment experienced by the late non-regular worker Kim Chung-hyun at the Taean Power Plant Headquarters, based on thorough investigations conducted since July. She shared testimony from Kim’s acquaintances about his hardships and claimed that his exclusion was due to his non-membership in the Democratic Confederation of Trade Unions’ sub-branch at KEPCO’s subsidiary.’,
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, ‘Kim criticized the Ministry of Employment and Labor for its insufficient forensic investigation which dismissed any evidence of workplace bullying, asserting that the exclusion of non-union members as a form of workplace harassment and unfair labor practices.’,
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, ‘In response, Employment and Labor Minister Kim Yong-hoon promised to review the situation closely.’,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the MoneyToday the300 (the300) audit scoreboard evaluates based on criteria such as policy expertise, issue engagement, preparation, originality, and decorum.’, ‘article_split’,
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