Kim Yong-geun, full-time vice chairman of the Korea Employers’ Association, is giving an opening speech at the’ILO Core Convention Ratification and Trade Union Law Revision Direction’ held at the Gyeonggi General Assembly in Mapo-gu, Seoul last November. Light gun offer
Kim Yong-geun, full-time vice chairman of the Korea Employers Federation, expressed his appreciation. Last year, it is known that the government will take responsibility and withdraw because it failed to prevent the passage of the 3rd Corporate Regulation Act (amendment to the Commercial Act and Fair Trade Act, and enactment of the Financial Group Supervision Act). In particular, Vice Chairman Kim is reportedly attempting to clearly convey his opposition to the government’s coercive attitude toward legislative enforcement through his midterm speech.
According to the business world on the 14th, Vice-Chairman Kim expressed his gratitude to Kyung-Sik Son, President of Kyung-Sik Sohn earlier this month. Vice Chairman Kim, who took office in July 2018, lasts until February next year. Although his tenure remains for a year, Vice Chairman Kim is said to have felt skepticism about his position as Vice Chairman of the Gyeonggi General and solidified his appreciation when the 3rd Corporate Regulation Act was passed last year and the Major Disaster Act was enacted last month. A business official said, “Vice Chairman Kim did his best to persuade the government to prevent the passage of the 3rd Corporate Regulation Act, but he did not stop it.” said.
Vice-Chairman Kim reportedly informed the company’s background, saying, “I tried to properly establish labor-management relations and change corporate policies, but recently passed regulatory legislation that gave me a feeling of skepticism.”
The General Assembly is scheduled to handle the agenda of Vice Chairman Kim’s agenda at the regular general meeting held on the 24th of this month. As Vice Chairman Kim’s successor, Lee Dong-geun, President of Hyundai Economic Research Institute, and Ryu Ki-jeong, Executive Vice President of Gyeonggi-do, etc. will be discussed. Director Lee Dong-geun worked as a full-time vice chairman when Chairman Sohn Kyung-sik was the chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Ryu has a long experience at the Gyeonggi-do, and there is a high possibility of being promoted inside. A business official said, “I know that Kim has no plans since his resignation,” and said, “He said he wants to take a break from the company.”
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