Public home shopping union “unable to agree to integration”… “Problem solving through integration” opinion (comprehensive)

Bae Joo-hyun, labor union leader at the National Assembly Inspection Office of the Industrial and Central Committee, said, “Minister of SMEs and Startups, please engage in dialogue.”

Kim Won said, “Unification with Hanyuwon to resolve problems such as poor management.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-seo = The Public Home Shopping Labor Union said on the 23rd regarding the integration with the Korea Small and Medium Venture Business Distribution Agency under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, "We cannot agree to an integration method without going through a consultation process and without guaranteeing working conditions."

Bae Joo-hyun, head of the public home shopping union, attended as a witness in the comprehensive government audit of the National Assembly Trade, Energy, Small and Medium Venture Business Committee on this day, and said, “I cannot agree to an integration method that does not guarantee sufficient verification and specific working conditions, including the necessity and effectiveness of integration.”

In particular, the union argues that since Hanyuwon is an organization that supports policies based on the government budget, and Public Home Shopping is a distribution organization that competes with private organizations in the market and operates with its own profits, the purpose of establishment and core functions of the two organizations are completely different.

Chairman Bae said, "There is no such overlapping similarity, but they say they will increase the effect of sales channel support during the integration process. There may be significant costs incurred during the integration process, but objective verification of the effect is insufficient, and the union is going through labor dispute mediation procedures at the Seoul Regional Labor Office."

At the same time, he emphasized, “We are demanding practical and stable employment through a collective agreement, and a strike is the last resort,” and added, “If (Minister of SMEs and Startups So-young Lee) directly engages in dialogue, we will also discuss responsibly.”

At the National Assembly inspection on this day, there was also an opinion that the problems that have been pointed out so far, such as poor and negligent management of public home shopping, unfair personnel management, and suspicion of breach of trust, should be resolved through integration of institutions.

Rep. Kim Won-i of the Democratic Party of Korea confirmed to Lee Tae-sik, CEO of Hanyuwon, "In order to solve these problems of public home shopping, we are pursuing integration with a plan to provide one-stop support for small and medium-sized businesses by unifying Hanyuwon's sales policy enforcement function and public home shopping's support. Through integration, we plan to drive the growth of small and medium-sized businesses by providing support for marketing, sales, and performance management."

Rep. Kim said, “I hope Representative Lee will actively speak out and persuade us on this issue,” and asked, “Please actively explain this issue even after the National Assembly inspection is over.”