Jang Dong-hyuk also visited the protest site and said, “The government is pushing for the integration of public institutions.”

Jang Dong-hyuk also visited the protest site and said, “The government is pushing for the integration of public institutions.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Pyeong-cheon and Kwon Hee-won = On the 3rd, National Foundation Day, the representatives of the ruling and opposition parties visited Lee Ji-woong, chairman of the National Federation of Public Industry Trade Unions (KPTU), who is on a hunger strike in front of the National Assembly while criticizing the government's push for the integration of public institutions.

Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, met with Chairman Lee, who was on his sixth day of fasting, and heard on-site opinions on the merger and abolition of public institutions and their opinions on the lack of communication, spokesperson Shin Hyun-young said in a briefing.

Representative Kim promised Chairman Lee, “The National Assembly will strive to resolve the difficulties faced by the public unions in the process of merging and abolishing public institutions,” and promised, “I will serve as a communication channel so that cooperative measures between labor and government can be successfully implemented.”

Representative Kim was also deeply concerned about the deterioration of the chairman's health due to fasting.

Prior to this, Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, also visited Chairman Lee and criticized the Lee Jae-myung administration for 'hastily' pursuing major policies such as the integration of public institutions.

Representative Jang pointed out, “We are pushing the policy without any preparation, saying we will change it when a problem arises,” and added, “I think the issue of public institution integration has been progressing in the same context.”

He went on to say, “We are pushing things too thoughtlessly that could cause the system to collapse and threaten security,” and added, “When the government’s policy direction is wrong or is being pushed too hastily, it is the opposition party that adjusts the speed and corrects what is wrong, so we will take a good look at it.”