01 Main History 02 Functions 03 Structure & Operation 04 Major Achievements 06 Regional Committees 07 Vision 05 International Activities

Main History Establishment of the Korea Tripartite Commission (KTC) Social Pact for Overcoming Economic Crisis (90 items) Enactment of Presidential Decree on Establishment and Operation of the Korea Tripartite Commission Enactment of Act on Establishment and Operation of the Korea Tripartite Commission (Legislation No. 5990) Joined in the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) Social Pact for Job Creation (55 items) 2006 AICESIS General Assembly (Seoul) Change with the Economic and Social Development Commission (ESDC)

Main History Asia Social Dialogue Forum 2008 Establishment of Emergency Meeting of Labor, Management, Civic groups and the Government to overcome the economic crisis Agreement by Labor, Management, Civic groups and the Government to Overcome the Economic Crisis(64 items) Became a member of 2009~2011 AICESIS Board Became a member of 2011~2013 AICESIS Board Became a Secretariat for Korea-EU FTA Domestic Advisory Group and Civil Society Forum AICESIS Board Meeting(Seoul)

Functions Consultation on labor, industrial, economic and social policies Policy advice for the President

Structure & Operation Plenary Committee Standing Committee Committee by Agenda Committee by Industry 1 Structure of Committees Committee for implementation Committee for implementation Committee for researching & coordinating agenda Committee for researching & coordinating agenda Steering Committee

Members Structure & Operation 2 Plenary Committee (11 members) -Decision and deliberation of agenda -Decision to establish Committee by Agenda / Industry ESDC Chairman Vice-Chairman Function Labor Government Management 2 Chairmen3 Ministers 2 Chairmen Public Interest group 2 experts

Members Structure & Operation 3 Standing Committee (within 20 members) ESDC Vice-Chairman Function -Reviewing and coordinating agenda -Handling matters entrusted by the Plenary Committee Labor Government Public Interest group Management 5 members3 Vice-Ministers 4 experts5 members

Function Structure & Operation 4 Committee by Agenda (within 20 members) Members Consultation on major agenda Representatives (Director-General level) from labor, management, government and public interest groups Numbers of labor and management representatives are same Duration of discussion 1 year (1 year extension possible) Committees by agenda ● Committee on Reduction of Hours Worked ● Committee on win-win for All Generations ● Committee on Make-Work-Pay Social Safety Net ● Committee on Advanced System for Prevention of Industrial Accidents

Structure & Operation 5 Committee by Industry (within 20 members) Consultation on major industrial issues Representatives (Director-General level) from the labor, management, government and public interest groups Numbers of labor and management representatives are same 1 year (1 year extension possible) Function Members Duration of discussion

Structure & Operation 6 Structure of Secretariat Director-General for Administration Cooperation& PR Team International Affairs Team Director-General for Cooperation Director-General for Cooperation Specialists Chief Specialist Secretary-General Planning Section Senior Advisor for Planning General Affairs Section

(2) (1) Structure & Operation 7 Operating Procedures Committee by Agenda and Industry (1) The decision shall require consent of two-thirds or more members who are present on condition that presence of a half or more representatives of labor, management and government should be made. (2) 163 agreements have been reached so far. Among those agreements, 133 agreements have been implemented until the fourth quarter of 2012 Committee for implementation Standing and Plenary Committee

Major Achievements 1 Contribution to overcoming economic crisis 2 Contribution to elevating labor rights and improving industrial relations Agreement to guarantee teachers the right to establish trade unions Grand Tripartite Agreement on the Roadmap for Industrial Relations Reforms ※ Seventeen clauses in the Labor Law were amended to reform industrial relations Social Agreement for Overcoming Economic Crisis (90 items) ※ transparency of management, job security, measures for unemployment, expansion of social security systems etc Agreement by Labor, Management, Civic group and the Government to Overcome Ecomomic Crisis (64 items) ※ practical measures of labor-management-government for job keeping and sharing, roles of private sectors for overcoming economic crisis, measures for job creation and employment facilitation, expansion of the social safety net to protect the unemployed and vulnerable class of the society etc

Major Achievements Agreement on creating jobs for the young Contribution to creating effectiveness of labor markets and easing unemployment Agreement on the principles of reducing working hours Contribution to improving quality of workers’ livelihoods Agreement on improvement of industrial accident compensation insurance Social Pact for Job Creation

International Activities Memorandum of Discussion (MOD) with the Economic and Social Council of the Netherlands (SER) International Cooperation MOD with the Economic and Social Council of France (CES) MOU and MOD to promote mutual cooperation and exchanges Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Council for the Social and Economic Development of Brazil (CDES) MOU with the National Economic and Social Development Office of Ireland (NESDO)

International Activities Host of international meetings AICESIS Board Meeting Asia Social Dialogue Forum ESDC-ILO joint international workshop entitled “Collective bargaining structure and social dialogue in Korea” AICESIS General Assembly

Regional Committees Committees under operation 116 committees ※ 17 committees in metropolitan cities and provinces and 99 committees in basic units of local government Goals Consultation on measures for unemployment, employment and cooperation plans of regional labor-management-civic groups and the government committees 116 committees

Regional Committees ESDC supports for operation Financial supports in 2009 : 329,000 US dollars for 8 regions ※ Financial supports in 2008 : 501,000 US dollars for 10 regions) Operation supports : nation-wide tour training with model cases

Vision Creation of social agreements for the economic growth and relief of social polarization Build-up of a new paradigm for win-win industrial relations Construction of multi-layers social dialogue systems through industrial and regional tripartite dialogue systems Expansion and development of social dialogue in Asia through international cooperation