The Wonju Innovation City shared growth market
The Wonju Innovation City shared growth market

Wonju, which is now set to receive a second wave of relocated public institutions, said Thursday that it held a meeting with the Council of Labor Unions of Relocated Public Institutions, representing unions from the 10 public institutions already based in the Gangwon Innovation City. The meeting focused on joint responses to the second relocation of public institutions and ways to promote shared growth in the innovation city.

The two sides reviewed progress on measures discussed at last year's meeting, including improving educational conditions for male high school students in the innovation city, expanding intercity bus routes serving the innovation city and providing relocation settlement funds. They also checked on follow-up steps.

They also discussed new cooperation projects for this year, including a startup-support model for local youth using public institution cafeterias, and a pilot project to support the operation of a joint child care center in the Gangwon Innovation City. Participants also discussed broader cooperation measures to help relocated institutions and the local community grow together.

"As discussions on the second relocation of public institutions gain momentum at this important juncture, Wonju will pool the region's capabilities and maintain close cooperation with the relocated institutions," Wonju Mayor Gu Ja-yeol said. "We will improve living conditions, raise the competitiveness of the innovation city and actively respond to the changing policy environment."

The Council of Labor Unions of Relocated Public Institutions in the Gangwon Innovation City is a consultative body. It has carried out various activities to protect the rights and interests of employees at relocated institutions, improve living conditions and support the development of the innovation city.

Participants at the meeting agreed on the need for continued communication and cooperation between the relocated institutions and the local community. They said this would help turn the second relocation of public institutions into a new opportunity for regional development. They also broadly reviewed local issues and cooperation measures related to improving living conditions in the innovation city, including education and transportation.

"In step with the new changes brought by the second relocation of public institutions, the labor unions of relocated institutions will actively communicate with the local community and add their strength," said Lee Sang-hoon, chair of the Council of Labor Unions of Relocated Public Institutions in the Gangwon Innovation City. "We will continue to cooperate so that the Wonju Innovation City can establish itself as a hub where public institutions and the region grow together."


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