The International Labour Organization (ILO) has revoked the appointment of Sheng Li, a senior US Department of Labor official, as Assistant Director-General due to the US government's failure to pay its dues. The US owes approximately $328 million (about 496.5 billion KRW) to the ILO.
Yang Kyeung-soo, head of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, met with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo to discuss the social distribution of excess profits from AI adoption and urged the adoption of a platform labor convention at the upcoming ILO General Assembly.
President Lee Jae-myung met with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo to discuss labor policies and the "Global AI Hub." Houngbo praised Korea's strong will in AI development and pledged ILO's active participation, while Lee requested the utilization of Korean talent within the ILO.
국제사법재판소(ICJ)가 파업권이 ILO 제87호 협약에 따라 보호된다는 권고적 의견을 내자, 양대 노총이 "파업권이 양질의 노동 확보를 위한 근본적 수단임을 재확인했다"며 환영 입장을 밝혔다.
President Lee met with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo to discuss labor policy and South Korea's 'Global AI Hub' initiative. Houngbo praised Korea's strong will to establish the hub and pledged active participation from the ILO.
이재명 대통령은 22일 청와대에서 질베르 웅보 ILO 사무총장을 접견하고 노동시장 이중구조 해소, AI 기술 발전 따른 노동계 반발, 반도체 기업 노조 성과급 요구 등 국내 노동 현안을 논의한다. 또한 노동 존중 정책 성과를 공유하고 한국-ILO 협력 방안을 협의할 예정이다.
