Korea Sports Association's labor union welcomed the president-elect of Yoo Seung Min in the long-awaited spring of sports in Korea
Jan 17, 2025
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The Korean Sports Association's labor union sent a welcome message to Yoo Seung Min, who was elected as the 42nd chairman of the Korean Sports Council.
The Korean Sports Council's Labor Union Emergency Response Committee said in the morning of the 17th that `Please lead the hopeful future of the Korean Sports Councilput out a press release titled ". "Congratulations to President-elect Yoo Seung Min who overcame difficult circumstances including multilateral structure in the election of the 42nd President of the Korean Olympic Committee and achieved the "Miracle of the Olympic Hall" equivalent to the men's singles final at the 2004 Athens Olympics."I would also like to express my respect and gratitude to the voters of sports who recognized the crisis of sports in Korea and made a great choice for a new change."," he wrote. The remarkable outcome of the election for the 42nd president of the Korea Sports Council is like the first sign of the arrival of the Korean sports spring, which the people and sportsmen have been waiting for so long. We hope that President-elect Yoo Seung Min will humbly accept the desire for change not only by the members of our organization but also by the sportsmen, and strive for reform to create a sports environment that meets the public's expectations" reported the request. "Our labor union actively supports the new president-elect's main pledges and policy visions for the real development and reform of sports in Korea, and we intend to cooperate as much as possible in preparing measures to effectively implement them. However, in order not to repeat the mistakes committed by the current chairman Lee Ki-heung and the executive, it should be accompanied by establishing internal checks through the establishment of healthy labor-management relations and creating a democratic and horizontal working culture." Below is the full text of the welcoming statement from the Korean Sports Council's trade union emergency committee.
First of all, I would like to congratulate all the members of the trade union of the Korean Sports Association for overcoming the difficult environment, including the multilateral structure, in the election of the 42nd president of the Korean Sports Association, and for achieving the "Miracle of the Olympic Hall" equivalent to the men's singles final at the 2004 Athens Olympics. In addition, I would like to express my respect and gratitude to the sports voters who recognized the crisis in sports in Korea and made great choices for a new change.
Until now, the KOC has been in unnecessary conflict with the government due to Chairman Lee Ki-heung's self-righteousness and authoritarianism, and instead of worrying about real sports development, it has given the people more disappointment than hope with wasted administrative power and quarrels. It is not without the achievements of the current executive, but this shade was so deep that not only members of the organization but also many sportsmen had to spend dark times.
It is time for change and reform. The surprising result of the 42nd election of the president of the Korean Sports Council is the first sign of the arrival of the Korean sports spring, which the people and athletes have been looking forward to. Please accept the desire for change not only for our organization members but also for sportsmen, and please work hard on reforms to create a sports environment that meets the public's expectations.
Our labor union actively supports the new president-elect's main pledges and policy visions for the real development and reform of sports in Korea, and we want to cooperate as much as possible in preparing measures to implement them effectively. However, in order not to repeat the mistakes committed by the current chairman Lee Ki-heung and the executive, it should be accompanied by establishing internal checks and creating a democratic and horizontal working culture through the establishment of healthy labor-management relations.
During the next four years in office, the new president-elect should take the lead in normalizing the organization by restoring relations with the government and listen to the voices of sportsmen at the lowest point. Please communicate within the office organization regardless of the status of the members, and make efforts to boost the morale and improve the treatment of employees. Please faithfully engage in dialogue between labor and management, such as the labor-management council, and actively consider introducing excellent cooperation cases between labor and management, which are already operating in the public sector, such as the labor director system.
Once again, I would like to congratulate and express my hope to President-elect Yoo Seung Min, and I look forward to meeting you and having a conversation as soon as possible.
January 17, 2025
Korea Sports Council's Trade Union Emergency Response Committee
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
