The government will announce the Industrial Transition Employment Stability Master Plan, which supports workers' job stability, in June. The move aims to respond to changes in industrial structure, including the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) and the transition to carbon neutrality.
The government said it presented the Industrial Transition Employment Stability Master Plan: progress and next steps at an emergency economic ministers' meeting held at Government Complex Seoul on the 10th.
To minimize potential job shocks during industrial transition, the government plans to pursue the following: ◇ building an early warning system for employment crises ◇ expanding support for job changes and reemployment ◇ strengthening the employment safety net, including protection for platform workers ◇ expanding AI competency education ◇ supporting job creation in new industries.
First, the government will build an early warning system for employment crises by using real-time job posting data and employment information by industry and region. Through this, it will continuously monitor employment conditions by industry, region, and occupation. It also plans to detect signs of job declines in advance and respond on the ground when a crisis occurs.
It will provide outplacement services for workers expected to face job changes due to industrial transition. From the on-the-job stage, it will expand career planning, job-transition consulting, and incentives.
It will also push to legislate protections for the growing number of freelancers and platform workers as AI and the digital economy spread. The government will review algorithmic bias in hiring and the misuse of personal data, and plans to prepare Labor AI ethics guidelines.
In addition, it will expand AI competency education and job-transition training, including nurturing young AI talent and upskilling and reskilling incumbent workers. It also plans to strengthen support for hiring and startups in new industries such as renewable energy.