Changwon City Requests Extension of Designation as Special Industrial Crisis Response Area

Democratic Party of Korea Kim Jeong-ho, Chairman of Gyeongnam Provincial Party Committee, and Gyeongnam Local Leaders' Government Proposals

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, attended a meeting of local government heads on the 14th to request the extension of the designation of Gyeongnam as a Special Industrial Crisis Response Area, proposing the extension of the designation for Jinhae-gu.

The meeting was held to seek countermeasures following Changwon City's request for the extension of the Special Industrial Crisis Response Area designation at the Democratic Party of Korea Gyeongnam Provincial Party's current issues meeting held on the 3rd.

The meeting was attended by Kim Jeong-ho, chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea Gyeongnam Provincial Party, Kim Kyung-soo, governor of Gyeongnam Province, Ahn Kyung-won, 1st Vice Mayor of Changwon City, Byun Gwang-yong, mayor of Geoje, Kang Seok-ju, mayor of Tongyeong, and Baek Doo-hyun, county head of Goseong.

They shared the local economic situation and agreed on the necessity of extending the Special Industrial Crisis Response Area designation.

Accordingly, they adopted a government appeal and requested the government to extend the designation of the 'Special Industrial Crisis Response Area,' which is set to expire on the 28th of this month.

Although the global shipbuilding market has recovered and domestic large shipbuilders swept half of the world's ship orders in the first quarter of this year, it remains difficult for this to translate into a tangible economic recovery.

Workers at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding are still enduring unpaid rotational leave, and the sale process has not yet been completed.

In particular, due to the impact of COVID-19 last year, the local economy has fallen into recession, prompting demands for the extension of the Special Industrial Crisis Response Area designation.

Meanwhile, the decision on whether to extend the Special Industrial Crisis Response Area will be made after the Regional Industry Crisis Review Committee and consultations with relevant ministries on the 18th.