Jeonnam Office of Education and Teachers' Union Agree on 28 Agendas Including Work Recovery

Reflecting Teachers' Voices and Improving Teacher Personnel System
Education Advancement '2024 Policy Council Signing Ceremony'

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held the '2024 Policy Council Signing Ceremony' on the 27th at the main office's conference room, with both labor and management representatives from the Jeonnam Teachers' Labor Union in attendance.

At the policy council, both parties agreed on 28 agenda items, including ▲restoration of teachers' core duties and improvement of working conditions ▲improvement of the teacher personnel system ▲protection of educational activities ▲operation of Neulbom Schools.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held the '2024 Policy Council Signing Ceremony' with the Jeonnam Teachers' Labor Union. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

Both sides actively reflected teachers' voices for the development of Jeonnam education and engaged in in-depth discussions on solutions to issues in the educational field. The negotiations particularly focused on restoring the essence and duties of teachers and resolving problems demanded by the field.

At the meeting, Chairman Kim Sinan stated, “Jeonnam has the highest mid-term resignation rate among teachers with less than five years of service nationwide,” and emphasized, “It is necessary to create a school culture and educational environment where teachers can take pride and devote themselves to student education.”

Superintendent Kim Daejung said, “The labor-management policy council was a valuable opportunity to listen to voices from the field,” and added, “I hope the cooperative relationship between labor and management continues so that through a great transformation of Jeonnam education, a sustainable future and happy education for all in Jeonnam can be achieved.”