Programme

EU-Korea Intersessional Workshop on Platform Work

Moderator: Ms. Cho, Hee-hyoung, Director General, Korea Labor and Employment Service (KLES)

09:00-09:10   Welcome by the co-chairs

Prof. Heungjun Jung, Chair of the Korea DAG (labour subgroup), and Mr Pascal Kerneis, Chair of the EU DAG (business subgroup)

09:10-09:30   Tour de table to introduce the DAG members and speakers

09:30-10:55   Presentations followed by Q&A on:

  • "The Response of Social Insurance Law to the Diversification of Employment Status in S. Korea"  

    Mr June Namgoong, Korea DAG member (labour subgroup)

  • "The Directive on improving working conditions in platform work"

    Mr Jonathan Stabenow, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL), European Commission 

  • "Challenges, cases on the ground etc. in the context of platform work"

    Ms Lucie Susova, Advisor and Youth Officer, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) 

10:55-11:00   Closing remarks by the co-chairs