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As you can see from the report now, if we do not solve this structural problem of the headquarters of a large corporation and subcontractors, disputes may arise again at any time.



Reporter Jeong Hye-jin pointed out the problems that arise from avoiding direct employment at the headquarters and obtaining cheap labor, and what alternatives can be used to solve them.



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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering was fined 15.3 billion won by the Fair Trade Commission two years ago.



It was discovered that the subcontractor had to work without a contract, and later paid less than the labor cost.



For similar reasons, each shipbuilding company continued to impose fines, and even though the National Assembly continued to raise issues on the streets, nothing changed.



[Choi Seong-ho/CEO of Subcontractors of Shipbuilding Company (Last May, 2020, National Assembly): Construction cost and wages are measured so low that many partners are unable to pay wages and are driving them into the streets with utility bills and bank debt…

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The manpower structure of shipbuilders consists of a multi-level structure, with regular employees at the top of the contract, the primary subcontractors, and the subcontracted volume team.



A prime contractor pays a subcontractor to do the work instead of avoiding direct employment.



If the head office does not raise the price, the wages of subcontractors are also tied up.


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As employment is unstable, even skilled workers with more than 10 years of experience are not able to escape the minimum wage level.



[Moon Jeong-ho/Metal Workers Union Chairman of the subcontracting branch of Tongyeong Goseong, Geoje: Now, based on 22 years, the wage has been reduced by just over 10 million won.

They cut wages at their own will.]



It is necessary to improve the practice of hiring workers at low prices and firing them when the economy is bad or to strengthen the responsibility of the prime contractor.



[Ae-Rim Yoon/Dr., Research Society of Democracy: If indirectly hired workers such as subcontractors want to actually improve their working conditions, they should be able to bargain collectively with the primary contractor.]



The shipbuilding industry repeats booms and busts periodically.



It is also pointed out that the government should create a fund by collecting some of its profits during a boom, and provide policy support in such a way as to prepare for a recession.



(Video Edit: Kim Jun-hee)



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