Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyundeok Pays Tribute to Jeon Tae-il on 56th Anniversary: "We Will Protect the Dignity of Working Citizens"

Attended memorial service at Moran Park in Maseok... congratulated Jeon Tae-il Labor Award recipients
Basic ordinance for a Constitution-Friendly City, his first approval after taking office, passed by city council on the 6th

Choi Hyundeok, mayor of Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, attended the 56th-anniversary memorial service at the grave of labor activist Jeon Tae-il in Moran Park, Maseok, on November 13. He said, "The ordinance for a Constitution-friendly city is Namyangju's promise to reflect in municipal administration the value of labor and fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and to protect the dignity and rights of all working citizens."

Namyangju Mayor Choi Hyundeok lays a chrysanthemum at the 56th anniversary memorial service for Jeon Taeil, held at Moran Park in Maseok on the 13th. Photo courtesy of Namyangju City.

The event, hosted by the Jeon Tae-il Foundation, began with a proclamation ceremony urging the designation of November 13 as "Jeon Tae-il Day," followed by the memorial service and the 34th Jeon Tae-il Labor Award ceremony. Mayor Choi paid tribute to Jeon Tae-il and congratulated the award recipients.

On July 1, his first day in office, Mayor Choi approved the initiative to establish a Constitution-friendly city as his first order of business. At a plenary session on November 6, the Namyangju City Council passed the "Basic Ordinance for Realizing a Constitution-Friendly Namyangju." The city plans to offer constitutional education and civic participation programs.

Mayor Choi said, "Even half a century later, the activist's cry, 'We are not machines,' remains the most precious guidepost for the direction our society should take. The ordinance for a Constitution-friendly city is Namyangju's promise to reflect in municipal administration the value of labor and fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and to protect the dignity and rights of all working citizens."

He went on to reiterate the importance of labor, saying, "A city that respects labor is truly a city where healthy, mature democracy can flourish."

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