National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik noted on Labor Day, the 1st, that he would establish a dedicated organization for institutionalizing labor-management dialogue.
On that day, Speaker Woo said on Facebook, "The National Assembly has been seeking cooperative solutions through regular social dialogue involving representatives from both labor groups and employer groups."
He continued, "We will strive to become a model employer beginning with the National Assembly," and stated that he plans to thoroughly examine the status of irregular freelance workers, such as broadcast writers and sign language interpreters, working within the National Assembly to create a more stable employment environment.
Speaker Woo said that it is "truly unfortunate" that the "yellow envelope law," which former President Yoon Suk-yeol vetoed twice, was not implemented. The yellow envelope law, which consists of amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union Act, contained provisions limiting corporations' claims for damages against striking workers and strengthening the responsibilities of primary contractors for subcontracted workers.
Speaker Woo remarked, "The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, automation, low birth rates, and aging, along with the industrial transition, are changing everything related to labor," and added, "A minimum social consensus to protect the dignity of labor must be reached before it is too late."