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(Unofficial Translation) We mark the 130th International Workers’ Day. Most of the victims at an Icheon construction site fire were day laborers. Those who were laying electrical wiring, painting, installing equipment and pouring concrete suffered utterly unexpected harm while putting the final touches on the c...

May 01, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. Today, we have arranged an onsite meeting to discuss employment retention with labor and management representatives from the hotel industry, which has been the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak. This location may seem a little unusual, but I would like to share wi...

Apr 29, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 22nd Cabinet Meeting. The Government has been responding to the worst economic crisis in history by taking rapid and bold emergency measures during five Emergency Economic Council meetings. Together with emergency funds for SMEs and self-employed microbusiness owners, focus h...

Apr 28, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) It has been two years since the two leaders of South and North Korea announced the historic Panmunjom Declaration. My feelings and memories at that time are still fresh. The scene of me and Chairman Kim Jong Un, hand-in-hand, stepping over and back across the Military Demarcation Line touched ...

Apr 27, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, representatives from the shipping and shipbuilding industries, These wild sea winds at the shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering on Geojedo carry your enthusiastic passion. Two years ago, a five-year plan to rebuild the shipping industry was announced. Today,...

Apr 23, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Only when there are jobs will there be lives and an economy for the people. Preserving jobs is key to overcoming the national crisis and the most urgent matter for survival. The Government has placed top priority on preemptive measures to stabilize employment and support vulnerable populations...

Apr 22, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Jeonju has declared itself “a layoff-free city.” It is a mutually beneficial declaration made through a grand compromise among local labor, management, civic groups and government to protect jobs. Businesses promised to make efforts to maintain employment levels. The local governm...

Apr 22, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) There is no tomorrow without today. The first and also second most important thing is overcoming this national crisis. Only when we protect the people’s lives and revive the economy will we then have our next opportunity. I believe that the will of the people – manifested through t...

Apr 20, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) “We are all invaluable to one another.” A path that is easy for people with disabilities to walk on is also easy for people without disabilities. In a world where people with disabilities can lead their daily lives to the fullest without inconveniences, the lives of people without...

Apr 20, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, April 19 Revolution national merit honorees and bereaved relatives, Today marks the 60th anniversary of the April 19 Revolution. It was the day when passionate aspirations – more fervent than life itself – implanted democracy deep in our hearts. Fierce resistance ...

Apr 19, 2020