A joint research of FKTU/KCTU on the living cost of a workers’ household Kim, Eungi(KCTU) Ahn, Eun-Mi (FKTU)

Background(1) Increase of the low-wage worker and the polarization of income among workers The lowered minimum wage: about 38% of average wage of total workers. The absence of the social criterion for the proper wage & living cost of household

Background(2) The unnecessary collision in the case of the wage negotiations on the level of nation The lack of reliability for the living cost calculated by FKTU, KCTU each other The dubious statistics on the wage, household’s expenditure officially

Development Objectives To improve social dialog regarding the proper living cost of workers’ household To strengthen the negotiating power of the each level unions To strengthen an unity and solidarity of KCTU and FKTU’ policies

Immidiate Objectives To calculate the basic or standard cost of living To train for statistical experts within the labor unions

Key Outputs The recognition of the union members’ living statue The regional proper items and price The statistical 100 experts in FKTU&KCTU

Activities (1) - period : Sep. – Oct. - Sampling houses: 2,000 The investigating on income and expenditure of the union members’ household - period : Sep. – Oct. - Sampling houses: 2,000

Activities (2) A survey of the market price of the whole nation - Period: On October - Limit: 50 markets of 16 metro-politan cities - Items : 500 items - Investigators: 100 persons - Thank you very much -

Activities (3) The training for the statistical survey - Period: On September - Participants: 100 persons - Thank you very much -

Activities (4) Joint writing by researcher - Period: Nov. – Dec. - Researcher: 2 persons of FKTU; 2 persons of KTFU; 3 persons of external specialists - Advisory committee: 10 persons - Thank you very much -

Activities (5) A press interview on the living cost of workers’ household - Period: on February, 2013 - Thank you very much -

Budget Proposal Survey of the market price Training Joint writing 1,000won Dollar Investigating on income and expenditure of household 100,000 87,000 Survey of the market price 10,000 8,700 Training 4,000 3,480 Joint writing 15,000 13,000 Press interview 200 174 Total 129,200 112,354