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President Yoon Seok-yeol ordered the creation of a system to disclose the accounting information of labor unions.

He also decided to change the law so that anyone who is not a union member can see the account book, but the labor world is protesting that it is an infringement on the independence of the union.



This is reporter Jae Hee-won's report.



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The government judges that financial management is opaque compared to the social influence of unions.



A representative example was the case of embezzlement of union dues by some unions.



President Yoon Seok-yeol, who recently defined 'union corruption' as one of the three major corruptions, ordered measures to strengthen accounting transparency today (26th).



President Yoon Seok-yeol said, "Review the plan to establish a labor union accounting disclosure system like 'DART', the electronic disclosure system of the Financial Supervisory Service."



Anyone can view business reports, accounting data, and various disclosure information by searching for the company name in Dart.



The intention is that union accounting data should also be disclosed to the public, but the labor world protested.



[Kim Man-jae/Korea Federation of Trade Unions, Chairman of the Metal Workers Union: Instead of listening to the voices of the workers, the most important party (of labor reform), they oppress the labor union to quell the workers' resistance...

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Controversy over undermining the independence of the union is also expected.



[Park Gui-cheon/Professor of Ewha Womans University Law School:

(Redefining trade unions) Even getting involved in the content shows the state's intention to keep unions under control...

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The government also announced that it would revise the regulations on labor unions' auditors.



[Lee Jung-sik/Minister of Employment and Labor: We will specify the qualifications and election method of the auditor, and specify the method and timing of public announcement of the financial situation to practically guarantee the right of union members to know.



] Raise it.



Over the next month, 253 unit unions with more than 1,000 members will be required to keep account books and documents for three years.



(Video coverage: Kim Hak-mo · Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Kim Jun-hee)