President Lee Jae-myung announced that he will instruct the Ministry of Employment and Labor to investigate possible illegal activities occurring at construction sites.
On the morning of September 4, President Lee shared a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, stating that construction companies are suffering due to illegal activities and work disruptions by construction unions, while the government has not responded adequately.
He said, "We need to determine whether the activities occurring at construction sites fall within the legitimate exercise of labor rights or are illegal and unjust actions based on specific cases." He added, "I will ask the Minister of Labor to check for possible illegal activities at construction sites, and I would appreciate it if you could send any specific cases to the Minister's office."
President Lee emphasized that the government aims to assess the situation without bias toward either labor or management.
He stated, "Both the Minister of Labor and I come from labor backgrounds, but we will not unilaterally favor workers. Just as we appoint business leaders in industrial sectors, we are committed to finding a fair and reasonable balance in labor-management relations."
Meanwhile, President Lee met the day before with Kim Dong-myung, Chairman of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, and Yang Kyung-soo, Chairman of the Korean Trade Union Confederation, to discuss labor issues, including mega-projects and social dialogue.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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