Pohang City Holds Emergency Response to POSCO Labor Dispute and Successfully Hosts 2026 Job Fair

Pohang City announced on the 9th that it held an emergency response meeting to assess the impact of the POSCO labor-management dispute on the local economy and successfully concluded the "2026 Pohang Job Fair" to alleviate unemployment in the region.

Due to concerns about the prolonged partial strike by POSCO's labor union, Pohang City held the "Regional Economy Crisis Response Measures Committee" meeting in the large conference room at City Hall with relevant organizations and groups in attendance on the same day.

Park Yongseon, Mayor of Pohang, is speaking at the "Regional Economic Crisis Response Countermeasures Committee Meeting" held on the 9th in the large conference room of the City Hall. The event was attended by Pohang City, Pohang City Council, Pohang branch of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, POSCO, Pohang Chamber of Commerce, Pohang Steel Industrial Complex Management Corporation, financial and economic related organizations, small business and traditional market related organizations, and representatives of POSCO partner companies. Provided by Pohang City

The meeting covered a review of management and employment trends at POSCO and its partner companies. In addition, preemptive measures to prevent a slowdown in the local economy, especially in traditional markets, ahead of the Chuseok holiday were discussed.

The participants urged for the prompt normalization of operations through dialogue between labor and management, while the city pledged to make every effort to minimize negative impacts through employment and financial support.

Meanwhile, the "2026 Pohang Job Fair" was held at Manindang in Pohang.

A total of 85 companies, including promising local firms such as Neuromeka and Graphene Square, participated in the event, conducting on-site interviews and document submissions with the goal of hiring 241 people.

The event featured not only AI mock interviews and special employment lectures, but also a personal color analysis program and a mental health counseling center, among other activities, which received a highly positive response from job seekers.

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