Pre-candidate Yongbin Lee: "Gwangju-type Job Model Will Be Made into Good Jobs with Labor Unions"

Lee Yong-bin, Democratic Party of Korea, Gwangsan Gap, Gwangju Metropolitan City, National Assembly Candidate

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Lee Yong-bin, a preliminary candidate for the National Assembly representing Gwangsan-gu Gap, Gwangju Metropolitan City from the Democratic Party of Korea, held a "Policy Meeting for the Success of the Gwangju-type Job Model" at the Korean Federation of Trade Unions (KFTU) Gwangju Regional Headquarters on the 10th, stating, "We will make the Gwangju-type jobs a good job where labor and subcontractors are equal."

The policy meeting, held at the request of the KFTU Gwangju Regional Headquarters, was attended by preliminary candidate Lee Yong-bin, Yoon Jong-hae, Chairman of the KFTU Gwangju Regional Headquarters, Choi Jeong-yeol, Senior Vice Chairman, Kim Jong-tae, Secretary General, Park Byung-gyu, former Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Gwangju City, and Choi Ho-cheol, Chairman of the Gwangsan Branch of the National Power Labor Union, where they shared opinions on the direction of the "Gwangju-type Job Model."

Chairman Yoon Jong-hae pointed out, "Our labor sector has cooperated quietly for the success of the Gwangju-type job model over the past five years. However, the Gwangju-type job automobile joint venture corporation 'Gwangju Global Motors,' launched last year, has damaged the fundamental spirit of social grand integration and is not a win-win type job."

He also emphasized, "The introduction of the labor director system requested by our labor sector, the establishment of win-win measures between primary and subcontractors and the local community, and setting executive salaries within twice the employee salary must be practiced for labor-management and primary-subcontractor coexistence."

Preliminary candidate Lee Yong-bin said, "The Gwangju-type job model should move towards a fair economy where labor and management respect each other, and primary and subcontractors enjoy equal wages and welfare," adding, "We must create 20,000 good jobs that provide equal benefits not only to the 1,000 workers at the primary contractor but also to all workers at the second and third-tier subcontractors."

He continued, "The Gwangju-type job model is included in the Moon Jae-in administration's 100 national tasks and must succeed," adding, "I will do my best to serve as a bridge between the Blue House, the National Assembly, and local governments so that the Gwangju-type job model can become a win-win job model for other regions."

He also said, "We will attract residential, medical, and educational facilities to the Gwangsan district behind the Gwangju Global Motors complex," and "We will make our region a city good for raising children and for businesses."