▲Jeong Jeom-sik, floor leader of the People Power Party, said Tuesday that the party is "preparing strong alternative legislation to prevent the damage caused by the Yellow Envelope Law, which is creating social chaos," speaking at a debate titled "100 Days of the Yellow Envelope Law: What Does the Field Say?" Park Su-min, a lawmaker from the same party who hosted the debate, pointed out that "expanding the definition of employers is a framework of the past," adding that "what matters now is how to protect labor rights in the era of artificial intelligence (AI)." Since taking effect on March 10, the Yellow Envelope Law has produced numerous problems, including a surge in collective bargaining demands between prime contractors and subcontractors. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea should also join forces with the opposition's push for alternative legislation to reduce the chaos as soon as possible.
▲It has emerged that Roh Tae-ak, former chairman of the National Election Commission, took three overseas business trips accompanied by his spouse during his tenure. His November trip last year to Denmark and Sweden cost 90.53 million won, but the NEC did not even record it in its trip report, explaining that it was "courtesy befitting the head of a constitutional institution." The cost of private contracts for printing ballots reportedly varied erratically from region to region, ranging from 25 won to 75 won per sheet. Shouldn't the true state of the NEC—which has hidden behind the shield of being a constitutional institution while enjoying laxity and privilege—be laid bare in full this time?
