7th working-level consultative body meets Friday; labor and management exchange views on government support measures — follow-up session set for Nov. 13

Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon briefs reporters at Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu on a proposal for social dialogue related to the mega special zone special act, which includes labor deregulation measures such as exemptions from the 52-hour workweek for research workers and an expansion of permitted dispatched-labor positions. [Yonhap]
Employment and Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon briefs reporters at Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu on a proposal for social dialogue related to the mega special zone special act, which includes labor deregulation measures such as exemptions from the 52-hour workweek for research workers and an expansion of permitted dispatched-labor positions. [Yonhap]

Labor, management and government representatives met Friday to discuss measures to support residential settlement and workforce development in mega special zones.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor said it held the seventh session of the working-level consultative body for "one-point social dialogue on the mega special zone act," bringing together labor and management groups alongside related ministries.

At the meeting, the government presented proposals on residential support and workforce development for the mega special zones and exchanged views with labor and management representatives.

The working-level body, which operates at the director-general level, included the Federation of Korean Trade Unions' policy bureau chief and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions' policy director on the labor side, and a board member of the Korea Enterprises Federation and a bureau chief of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the management side.

Director-general-level officials from the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy attended on the government side. The Economic, Social and Labor Council also took part in the discussions.

The eighth session of the working-level consultative body is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Nov. 13.


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