[Background]
There has been a continuous lack of professionalism and transparency reported in the operations of Union Executives, etc. (including the Promotion Committee Chairman, Auditor, Union Executives, and Professional Union Managers), despite their responsibility for executing large-scale project funds and managing the rights of union members.
Accordingly, a law was amended to mandate education on union operation and ethics to enhance the professionalism and ethical awareness of these Union Executives, etc. (Amendment to the Act on Urban and Residential Environment Improvement (hereinafter referred to as the Urban Renewal Act), Act No. 20955, promulgated on May 20, 2025, and effective on November 21, 2025).
There is a need to establish fundamental matters concerning the implementation of this mandatory education, as mandated by the law.
Necessity for Government Intervention
The government needs to stipulate essential details for the execution of the mandatory education, following the amendment of Article 115, Paragraph 2 of the Urban Renewal Act, including:
The content, completion hours, and method of the education.
The entity responsible for the delegated implementation of the education.
Additionally, the government needs to determine the level of fines to be imposed for non-compliance with the education requirement, as per the amendment of Article 140, Paragraph 2 of the Urban Renewal Act.
[Main Points]
Stipulation of Detailed Matters for Operation and Ethics Education for Union Executives, etc.
Union Executives, etc., are required to complete at least 12 hours of operation and ethics education within six months from the date they are elected to their position.
A fine will be imposed for non-completion.
Detailed matters concerning the operation and ethics education implemented by local governments will be prescribed by local ordinances.
