The Korea Times

Sunfull, labor ministry to improve labor-management relations

- By Lee Hyo-jin lhj@koreatimes.co.kr

The Sunfull Movement, an anti-cyberbully­ing foundation, will join hands with the Ministry of Employment and Labor to promote a cooperativ­e labor-management culture.

The two signed a memorandum of understand­ing (MOU) on Thursday.

The ceremony took place at the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office, between Employment Minister Lee Jae-kap and Sunfull Foundation Chairman Min Byoung-chul.

Under the memorandum, the two parties will implement a joint project to spread a “sunfull” (referring to positive comments) workplace culture. By driving positive and cohesive energy, it aims to eradicate workplace bullying and build winwin labor-management relations.

They have also agreed to cooperate on other projects to prevent cyberbully­ing in line with Sunfull’s Internet Peace Movement effort and to develop education programs on online ethics.

“If the Sunfull Movement is spread widely throughout society, we will be able to drasticall­y reduce social costs spent in resolving various workplace conflicts,” Minister Lee said.

Chairman Min, along with 20 participan­ts of the ceremony, announced participat­ion in a donation campaign to support people who are suffering from long-term unemployme­nt. The campaign aims aid those who have lost their jobs amid the coronaviru­s pandemic.

“Many people are going through economic hardships due to the coronaviru­s crisis and the number of jobless people is increasing drasticall­y. But I believe we will be able to overcome the national crisis through the collective power that we demonstrat­ed during the IMF crisis in the 1990s and Taean oil spill in 2007,” Min said.

The donation campaign is open to everyone who would like to support the unemployed and microbusin­ess owners. Participan­ts can visit total. kcomwel.or.kr/C19Donatio­n.do to donate, and nominate two more people to participat­e.

 ?? Courtesy of Sunfull Foundation ?? Lee Jae-kap, Minister of Employment and Labor, left, poses with Min Byoung-chul, the chairman of Sunfull Foundation after signing a memorandum of understand­ing at the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor administra­tion, Thursday.
Courtesy of Sunfull Foundation Lee Jae-kap, Minister of Employment and Labor, left, poses with Min Byoung-chul, the chairman of Sunfull Foundation after signing a memorandum of understand­ing at the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor administra­tion, Thursday.

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