Lee Jae-myung: "I will trust only the people and overcome challenges to protect the rights of socially vulnerable groups such as small business owners"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, has expressed his determination to trust only the people and push forward head-on to protect the rights and interests of socially vulnerable groups such as franchise store owners and small business owners.

On the 27th, through a Facebook post titled "The start of fairness is the balance of power. I will break through trusting only the people," Governor Lee said, "The public cannot boycott every time there is news of power abuse that comes out almost daily," and expressed serious concern about the current situation, saying, "Even at this moment, the lives of countless small business owners who are anxiously waiting for the Fair Trade Commission's decision are on the verge of devastation."

He continued, "The more necessary the reform, the stronger the resistance from vested interests. One of the recently announced policies, the formation of associations and negotiation rights for 'Eul' such as franchise stores and small business owners, is no exception," and criticized, "It is questionable how allowing individual 'Eul' to come together to solve problems jointly can be considered an 'anti-business policy.'"

In particular, he emphasized, "The endless cycle of conflict where the management side rejects it citing external competitiveness, and the labor side confronts it by talking about the tilted labor-management relationship must stop."

Furthermore, Governor Lee promised, "Related bills have already been discussed in the National Assembly," adding, "Ultimately, the key is the decision not to delay work, the courage to face resistance from vested interests, and as always, I will trust only the people and break through without fear."