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With the mass layoffs occurring one after another in the aviation industry, voices of condemnation are increasing. The workers who were notified of the layoff agreed that the government should take action against the layoffs of aviation workers moving forward due to the Corona 19 management crisis.
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Previously, Asiana Airlines’ second subcontractor, Air Catering Service (ACS), sent a layoff notice to all 196 workers last month due to business closures, and Eastar Jet also notified 605 workers of layoffs due to management difficulties on day 7. did.
On the morning of the 8th, the Yeongjong Special Section of the Public Transport Union held a press conference in front of Sarangchae at the Blue House and criticized that “(the closure of ACS) will symbolize the ‘incompetence’ of the job maintenance system of the government that cannot maintain employment during disasters. “
ACS, which belongs to the special employment support industry, has signed a contract with Asiana Airlines’ in-flight dining manufacturer ‘Gate Gourmet Korea (GGK)’. Previously, ACS workers were notified of layoffs, which account for 70% of all workers, and to avoid this, they joined the Yeongjong Special Branch on the 26th of last month and formed the ACS branch. However, on the 31st of last month, four days after the union was established, management announced the closure of the business and this time notified the 196 workers of the layoffs.
ACS is pushing for layoffs even as workers shared the pain during the Corona 19 crisis. At a press conference, the union criticized: “The employer of ACS, a special employment support industry, applied for job maintenance subsidies to keep the business and demanded workers’ compensation “and complied, but” employers were forced to lay off. ” According to the union, the company paid between 600,000 and 700,000 won per worker on the pay stub, and the workers paid 1.5 million won per month to save the company.
In addition, on the 4th, ACS workers and management confirmed the possibility of maintaining the business in an interview with the Central Employment and Labor Administration, and the company decided to withdraw the business, but the situation did not change. The union explained that after the employer decided to review the withdrawal of the company, the union re-announced the closure of the company raising a new issue of “lack of adjustment of the operating fee with the GGK office.”
Earlier, the Yeongjong Special Branch submitted an application to the Blue House last month with the signatures of 10,000 people △ extension and expansion of special employment support industries △ regulation of the mandatory application of subsidies for the maintenance of employment. At a press conference, the Yeongjong Special Branch said: “For several months now, the government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor have pretended not to know about the system, but the government and the Ministry of Employment and Labor pretended not to know.” said. In addition, they pointed to the lack of government employment maintenance measures, saying, “The closure is not just a problem for ACS, it will have a ripple effect on the entire Incheon airport.”
Eastar Jets finally notifies 605 layoffs
Eastar Jet workers have also suffered from the management crisis so far, but on the 7th the company notified the layoffs. Already in the process of selling with Aekyung-Jeju Airlines in the first half of the year, the company was forced to reduce the number of employees by 500 by terminating the contract and resigning for consultancy. With this additional reduction in manpower, Eastar Jet has only 570 left, which is one-third of its 1,600 employees.
On the 8th, the public transport union held a press conference in front of the Sarangchae Blue House on the 8th. I went ahead with that. “
In addition, the union criticized that “the government authorities and the ruling party have also tolerated the extortion of the workers’ right to live for their own interests.” He added: “The government has been relentlessly removed en masse in front of us, but turned away from the voices of desperate Eastar Jet workers, saying it was a problem between the workers and the management.”
On the other hand, among the 605 people who received the dismissal notice are 170 shipping workers and they will be fired for management reasons of the company as of October 14. The union plans to continue the fight for the removal of layoffs, such as requesting redress for the unfair dismissal. On the 3rd, unions and civil society organizations continue to protest in front of the National Assembly.
The KCTU also noted the subsequent layoffs through comments on the day and announced that it will fight to maintain full employment. The KCTU criticized: “Where did the president go with the promise to prevent the collapse of key industries?” He said at the fifth emergency economic meeting in April. He said: “With Corona 19, we need to take special measures to prevent indiscriminate dismissal, preserve and maintain the lives of workers and people, and enhance this as a driving force for overcoming disasters.”
