與 “Taeil Jeon’s cycle 50, I am still ashamed of reality … Efforts to improve labor rights”

Furthermore, on the 13th, the Democratic Party pledged with one voice to strive to increase labor rights in favor of the will of former devotees in honor of Jeon Tae-il’s 50th anniversary.

Representative Lee Nak-yeon said at the Supreme Council meeting on the day, “Pastor Tae-il Jeon said, ‘Comply with the Labor Standards Law. “We are not machines,” he said and rusted. “But, 50 years later, we are ashamed to look back to see what our reality is like. Even now, inequality and injustice, irrationality and irrationality exist everywhere. “

Representative Lee suggested that the party will participate in the Jeon Tae-il Street Copper Plate Making Project of the Jeon Tae-il Memorial Task Force, saying, “I will make more efforts to increase the labor rights of vulnerable workers. , eliminate discrimination and strengthen the social safety net. ” Earlier on the 12th, Lee also visited the Ancient Warriors Mausoleum at Maseok Moran Park in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do.

Chief Commissioner Yeom Tae-young also said, “Thanks to Jeon Tae-il’s sublime sacrifice, basic labor rights in Korean society have improved over the past 50 years.” However, the union membership rate is still only 11.8%, the lowest in the OECD. The government has not been able to solve the long-standing task of ratifying the central convention of the International Labor Organization (ILO), “Supreme Commissioner Yeom said, saying,” We are faced with the problem of widening the gap between workers. ” begin. “Our party must represent a group that cannot produce a disorganized social voice.”

High Commissioner Roh Woong-rae said: “Compared to unions in large corporations, non-union workers are experiencing reverse discrimination. The polarization of work is increasing.” Indicated.

Chief Commissioner Yang Hyang-ja said: “There are too many unprotected workers beyond what the system can accommodate. He said, “It’s been half a century since Jeon Tae-il passed away, and we have to wonder what Jeon Tae-il is like in this age,” he said.

Also mentioned was the enactment of the Law on Corporate Sanction for Severe Accidents, which stipulated sanctions to strengthen the responsibility of managers in the event of workplace accidents. This law, which was celebrated in the XX National Assembly for three years and could not be handled, is being strongly promoted by the Justice Party in the XXI National Assembly. On this occasion, the Democratic Party and the force of the people revealed that they agree with the purpose of the law.

Roh said: “We welcome the power of the people who have neglected workers until now to respect work even now,” and said: “I hope this change will continue in practice, not just in words.”

Chief Commissioner Shin Dong-geun said: “Company-led protection of workers’ lives must be a top priority. That is corporate social responsibility. “The opposition party agrees with the need to deal with the severe disaster law. He stressed that “we must actively promote legislation that can prevent serious disasters.”

High Commissioner Park Hong-bae, chairman of the National Financial Industry Union, said: “There are loud voices criticizing our party’s position on the recent major disaster law and the revision of the trade union law.” “He said.

Spokesperson Kang Seon-woo made a comment, saying, “We will walk together on a long and slow birthing path. He stressed: “I will more ardently embrace even the hidden job, which is placed outside of work as the blind spot of the law, and I will remember the warm and righteous life of Jeon Tae-il, and I will not forget its meaning.”