25th people’s livelihood forum with a warm workplace theme
President Yoon: “Take proactive responsibility for and protect disadvantaged workers”
“Government will actively address malicious wage arrears”
“It’s no longer possible to turn a blind eye to the dual structure of the labor market”
“There are differences in salaries and welfare between regular and non-regular workers”
President Yoon Seok-yeol speaking at the 25th people’s livelihood forum under the theme of ‘Thank you. A warm workplace of caring together’ held at Seoul Employment Welfare Plus Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 14th. /Photo=newsis
, ‘[Financial News] President Yoon Seok-yeol stated on the 14th, “The government will enact laws to support and protect disadvantaged workers more actively in order to take greater responsibility for and protect them.” He announced the plan to enact the law on supporting and protecting disadvantaged workers. ‘,
, ‘On this day, at the 25th people’s livelihood forum held under the theme of “Thank you, a warm workplace of caring together” at the Seoul Employment Welfare Plus Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, President Yoon stated, “We need to establish a systemic foundation to protect disadvantaged workers more fundamentally.” ‘,
, ‘Regarding this bill, President Yoon explained, “Support will be provided for the establishment of a mutual aid council that can provide economic assistance to unorganized workers suffering from illnesses, injuries, and unemployment,” and said, “It includes the establishment of a dispute resolution council to resolve disputes promptly and ensure proper protection for disadvantaged workers.” ‘,
, ‘He further stated, “Standard contracts for disadvantaged workers will also be created within the framework of this law,” and added, “The law will also include the legal basis for government financial support projects aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of unorganized workers.” ‘,
, ‘President Yoon described disadvantaged workers as not workers protected by large unions, but unorganized workers, non-regular workers, and workers in special day labor fields such as delivery drivers, substitute drivers, and parcel delivery workers who have emerged with recent changes in work patterns. ‘,
, ‘In addition to enacting the law, President Yoon revealed plans to expand programs to promote the rights of disadvantaged workers, stating, “We will expand support for cooperative welfare enhancement projects that match upstream companies with the government to support welfare enhancement for small cooperative businesses and expand projects to jointly create welfare funds for small and medium-sized enterprises that find it difficult to operate welfare funds independently.” ‘,
, ‘President Yoon emphasized his commitment to establishing a delivery service cooperative and expanding hourly insurance coverage to reduce insurance premium burdens for delivery workers exposed to the risk of traffic accidents. Currently, the average premium for third-party liability insurance for motorcycles used for transportation in the event of a traffic accident is as high as 1.78 million won, with a membership rate of only 38.7%. ‘,
, ‘President Yoon also pointed out the lack of rest facilities for platform workers and stated, “As proper rest ensures safety, we will continuously expand rest facilities for platform workers.” ‘,
, ‘In particular, President Yoon pledged, “The government will also actively address malicious wage arrears that make life even harder for disadvantaged workers,” stating, “We will strengthen special labor supervision for high-amount serial defaulters of wages and further enhance government-level protection measures.” ‘,
, ‘President Yoon also revealed his plan to improve the dual structure of the labor market, saying, “There are significant differences in salaries, welfare, and social status depending on the position of workers in large companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, regular and non-regular workers,” and pointed out, “Due to this polarization of the labor market, disadvantaged workers who find it difficult to raise their voices are being pushed into even more difficult situations.” ‘,
, ‘President Yoon warned, “The polarization of the labor market leads to polarization of wages and income, which in turn expands polarization between classes and can pose a threat to democracy,” and emphasized, “The government will increase the pace of labor reform to alleviate polarization and actively take care of disadvantaged workers so that they are not marginalized.”.\n’