Hwang Deok-soon, head of the Committee on Labor-Management Coexistence in the AI Transition under the Economic, Social and Labor Council, speaks to reporters after the first meeting at its headquarters in Seoul, Friday. Newsis
Korea launched a new tripartite body to confront the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on labor, bringing together unions, employers and the government in a yearlong dialogue on how to manage the transition inside real workplaces, rather than in abstract policy debates.
On Friday, the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC), a presidential advisory body on labor and social issues, formed the Committee on Labor-Management Coexistence in the AI Transition and held its first plenary meeting at its headquarters in Seoul.
The committee is designed as a formal forum where labor, business and government jointly examine how the spread of AI is changing industrial worksites and employment and develop solutions to better embrace the transformation.
Chaired by Hwang Deok-soon, former senior presidential secretary on jobs during the Moon Jae-in administration, the committee consists of 17 members, including three representatives each from labor and management, four from government and six public interest members.
