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On the 14th, the Democratic Party of Korea passed the budget review subcommittee of the Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the National Assembly on its own, increasing next year’s research and development (R&D) budget by 800 billion won compared to the government plan. On this day, members of the Democratic Party’s Budget and Defense Committee independently voted on the 2024 budget plan for the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Communications Commission, and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission. People Power Party lawmakers left just before voting on the budget. The Democratic Party net increased the budget of the Ministry of Science and ICT by about 800 billion won compared to the original government plan. From the budget originally prepared by the government, KRW 1.16 trillion was reduced in areas such as strengthening cutting-edge bio global capabilities, and this was reorganized into the research and development (R&D) budget, increasing by KRW 2 trillion to cover operating expenses for science and technology researchers and student labor costs at the four major science and technology institutes. did. The Korea Communications Commission’s budget plan increased the budget to support Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) foreign broadcasting and Korea Educational Broadcasting (EBS) program production, and reduced the budget related to ‘fake news’ regulation. Members of the Democratic Party’s budget subcommittee held a press conference immediately after voting on the budget and said, “The Democratic Party has reversed the R&D budget cuts of Yoon Seok-yeol,” and “Instead of drastically reducing unnecessary expenses and budgets, we will restore the reduced labor costs for young researchers and ensure the continuation of researchers in the field of science and technology.” “We did our best to secure the budget for the project,” he said. Members of the People Power Party issued a statement, saying, “The subcommittee review of the 2024 fiscal year budget plan for the National Defense Commission failed to reach an agreement due to the tyranny of the Democratic Party and ended with the Democratic Party’s sole resolution,” adding, “Key R&D projects worth hundreds of billions of won were cut, and the hands and feet of the Korea Communications Commission were tied.” He said, “It clearly showed the behavior of political review that we are trying to abandon.” Reporter Son Hyun-soo boysoo@hani.co.kr
2023-11-14 12:21:22
#Democratic #Party #Returned #budget #cut #Yoon #Seokyeols #vote #billion #increase #processed #separately

Lee Jun-seok, former representative of the People Power Party, is answering questions from reporters at Dongdaegu Station on the 9th. yunhap news

Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo said about the theory of a new party centered in Daegu, “Lee Jun-seok’s wind will not blow at all.” Lee Jun-seok, former representative of the People Power Party, responded by saying, “The Resistance did not fight back courageously because they had a lot of weapons or enough troops.” Mayor Hong said on Facebook on the 11th, “The reason why the Liberal Democratic Party was popular in Daegu during the 16th general election was because Samsung Commercial Vehicles, which was scheduled to be established in Daegu when the Kim Young-sam administration was launched, was taken to Busan and the central figure was Minister Park Cheol-eon, a big name.” “Now, the Yoon Seok-yeol administration is fully supporting Daegu City’s policies,” he emphasized. Mayor Hong continued by pointing out, “Lee Jun-seok has absolutely no connection to Daegu, and Yoo Seung-min, who is also mentioned, is still trapped in the frame of a traitor.” He went on to say, “Lee Jun-seok’s new party does not have any factors that could win over the public sentiment in Daegu,” and added, “It is an error in situational awareness and an immaturity in judgment of the situation.” At the same time, he said, “It is difficult to change the current structure just by ignoring reality,” and advised, “Wouldn’t it be right to go all-in on a proportional representation party?” In response, former CEO Lee responded on Facebook, saying, “Mayor Hong’s words are accurate,” but “it is a difficult challenge.” He said, “If a new party is formed, it is a very difficult challenge not to avoid competition in Daegu, so it must be started with extraordinary determination.” He added, “We must make sure that political forces that have settled for hegemony in the region are alert.” . Former Representative Lee continued, “The resistance did not fight back courageously because they had a lot of weapons or enough troops,” and “They fought back with strength because they had a clear goal and cause.” In an article written about three hours earlier, former representative Lee criticized Daegu Dalseo-gap first-term lawmaker Hong Seok-jun, calling him “a lackey of Yoon Haek-gwan (a key official Yoon Seok-yeol).” Former Representative Lee shared Assemblyman Hong’s radio interview on Facebook and wrote, “It looks like he is trying to come up with a cheap theory, but I will begin an in-depth analysis of who the anti-reform figures are who became Yoon Haek-gwan’s lackeys and engaged in cheap politics.” He went on to say, “If there are many first-term lawmakers from Daegu who signed the petition to oust Na Kyung-won, I will publicly name them one by one and stick to cheap theories.” He also added, “I will ask whether the past of rushing to the Yeonpanjang to beat up a person with a stick is the politics that Daegu and Gyeongbuk had hoped for.” Rep. Hong said in an interview with CBS’ ‘Park Jae-hong’s Fight’ the previous day, “Daegu thinks of etiquette first,” and also posted on Facebook that day, “Political claims that deviate from facts and basic etiquette are difficult to gain strength.” There has been criticism of former CEO Lee. Reporter Shin Hyeong-cheol newiron@hani.co.kr
2023-11-11 06:55:34
#Hong #Junpyo #Lee #Junseoks #affair #misjudgment #resistance #weapons

Starting at 7:20 p.m. on the 10th, the non-regular labor group ‘No More Joint Struggle for Irregular Workers’ (Joint Struggle) is holding an eve ceremony in front of the DL E&C headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, one day ahead of the National Workers’ Congress on the 53rd anniversary of Jeon Tae-il’s death. Reporter Chaewoon Kim

“How far should I throw my life away? We have to stop dying now. “You must die now.” Starting at 7:20 p.m. on the 10th, the non-regular labor group ‘No More Joint Struggle for Irregular Workers’ (Joint Struggle) held an eve ceremony in front of the DL E&C headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, a day before the National Workers’ Congress on the 53rd anniversary of Jeon Tae-il’s death. Kim Tae-eun, president of Hana Life Branch, who presided over the day, began the eve ceremony and said, “The cry of martyr Jeon Tae-il in 1970 (continued) into the cry of martyr Bang Bang-hwan, a taxi worker, for unpaid wages in 2023. And the late Kang Bo-kyung, a subcontracted worker at DL E&C, was a young man dreaming of a doctorate in engineering, but he fell from the 6th floor of a building on the first day of building a comfortable world.” “Today, the National Workers’ Eve begins here with a march by our comrades,” he shouted. Cha Heon-ho, the joint convener of Irregular Workers Ijegeugman (Chairman of the Asahi Non-regular Workers Branch) also said, “Irregular workers who are treated as machines and disposable items, Jeon Tae-il of this era, have gathered here,” adding, “The joint struggle for Irregular Workers Isjegeum is a five-day event with the mindset that the lives of 11 million irregular workers are at stake. We fought for years. “We will fight together with marginalized comrades in even more difficult situations in the future,” he said. In the bitter cold with temperatures falling close to freezing, about 100 non-regular labor union members armed with padding and sleeping bags continued the nighttime cultural festival for over two hours on silver mats spread out on the street to protect themselves from the cold. The organizers distributed hot packs and coffee, but it was not enough to overcome the fierce wind. After 9:50 p.m., about 30 participants set up tents per person, following silver mats, and began a ‘homeless rally.’ Oh Soo-il (51), senior vice president of Asahi Glass’s non-regular workers’ branch (laid off worker), said, “I have been a laid-off worker for 9 years, and no one seems to be interested in the workers’ demands regardless of the government.” He added, “The only thing I can do is sacrifice my body like this to raise my voice.” “I have no choice but to pay (I even attended a homeless rally),” he said. Jeong Won-hyeon (56) from Ulsan also said, “We have held the eve festival every year since the Great Workers’ Struggle in 1987. “I participated because I thought it would be meaningful to gather strength before the National Workers’ Convention tomorrow,” he said. “I don’t think there can be social development without resolving the issue of irregular workers.”

From 9:50 p.m. on the 10th, the non-regular labor group ‘No More Joint Struggle for Irregular Workers’ (Joint Struggle) began a ‘homelessness rally’ in front of the headquarters of DL E&C in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Reporter Chaewoon Kim

There were concerns about the forced dispersal of the homeless rally on this day as a civic group previously filed a request to suspend enforcement of the ban on late-night homeless gatherings against the police, but there was no friction between the organizers and the police. On the 18th of last month, the DL E&C Industrial Accident Death Countermeasure Committee reported to the police that it would hold a ‘DL E&C Industrial Accident Death Condemnation Rally’ with about 100 attendees from the 6th to the 17th of this month in the area around exits 3 and 4 of Seodaemun Station. The plan was to hold a 24-hour rally at the location for 12 days, and in particular, to hold a two-day eve festival on the 10th and 11th. However, the Jongno Police Station issued a partial ban ban on gatherings from 00:00 to 6:00 a.m. on the 11th out of concern that gatherings and homeless people would pose a threat to public peace and order. Accordingly, the court said, “If the homeless assembly in this case is completely banned, there is a risk that the freedom of assembly, which is freedom of expression of collective opinion, will be infringed,” and said, “Within the ‘permissible range’, the court will continue until the ruling is issued in the case of cancellation of the notice banning outdoor gatherings.” It was decided to suspend effect. The next day, the 11th, a large-scale rally of the two major trade unions will be held in downtown Seoul. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the headquarters of the movement for Yoon Seok’s resignation held a ‘workers’ rally and people’s rally’ in the area of ​​Seodaemun Station and Dongnimmun in Seoul at 2 p.m. on the 11th, and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (KCTU) held a rally at 1 p.m. on the same day. The city will hold a separate ‘workers’ convention’ in Yeouido. The number of people at the rally reported to the police was 35,000 from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and 20,000 from the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. Reporter Yoon Yeon-jeong yj2gaze@hani.co.kr Reporter Kim Chae-un cwk@hani.co.kr
2023-11-10 15:03:29
#Workers #homeless #rally #harsh #winds.. #die