 ▲ 10일 오전 청와대에서 열린 민주노총 초청 간담회 © 뉴시스 |
이재명 대통령이 10일 양경수 등 민주노총 지도부와 만나 "소상공인 집단 교섭을 허용하고 단체 행동은 어떻게 될지 모르겠으나 최소 단결권은 허용해야 한다”고 주장했다.
이 대통령은 이날 오전 청와대에서 열린 민주노총 초청 간담회에서 “노동 3권이 헌법에 보장돼 있는데 단결권은 충분히 확보되지 못하니 실효적으로 봐야 한다”며 "납품업체·체인점·지점끼리 집단 교섭할 수 있는 권리를 줘야 된다"며 이같이 주장했다.
현행법상 사업자에 해당되는 자영업자는 근로자로서 보호 받지 못하나 소상공인에 한해 노동권을 보다 보장해줄 필요가 있다는 주장인 셈이다. 소상공인들이 단체를 만들어 집단적 가격 결정·영업 중단 등 행위는 공정거래법상 ‘부당한 공동 행위(담합)’ ‘사업자 단체 금지 행위’에 해당돼 처벌받을 가능성이 큰데 현행법 개정을 시사한 셈이다.
그러면서 “노동 계약 2년 지나면 정규직을 해야 한다는 법 조항이 형식으론 좋은데 현실에선 절대 2년 넘게 계약 안 한다”며 “똑같은 노동 했는데 누군가는 선발해 더 많은 혜택 주고 선발되지 못하면 훨씬 불이익 주는 게 이상하다”고 했다.
또 "(민주노총 경사노위 불참 결정을) 이해하며, 갔더니 이용만 당하고 형식적으로 회의 몇 번하고 마치 대화한 것처럼 일방 다수결로 결정하고 화나고 그야말로 들러리"라며 "최소 현 정부에선 그러지 않았음 좋겠으며 어렵겠지만 한 번 (경사노위 복귀) 고민을 좀 더 적극·능동·긍정적으로 해달라"고 제안했다.
이어 “내부적으로 경쟁하더라도 한국노총·민주노총은 단결해야 하는 것”이라며 “따로따로 보지 말고 같이 움직여달라”고 요청했다.
민주노총 측은 이 자리에서 "주요 정책 결정 시 환경영향평가를 하듯이 노동 환경에 미치는 영향을 의무 검토하는 노동영향평가 전면 도입을 제안한다"며 "노정 간·초기업 교섭 같은 집단 노사 관계·논의 구조를 만들어 대책 논의를 함께하는 게 중요하다"고 주장했다.
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President Lee Jae-myung: "Constitution guarantees three labor rights... Small business owners must be allowed collective bargaining and minimum right to organize"
Meeting between KCTU leadership, including Yang Kyung-soo, and the Blue House: "While the three fundamental labor rights are guaranteed by the Constitution, the right to organize is not sufficiently secured and must be viewed effectively... Suppliers, chain stores, and branches must be granted the right to collective bargaining."
-kihong Kim reporter
On the 10th, President Lee Jae-myung met with the leadership of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), including Yang Kyung-soo, and argued, "We must allow collective bargaining for small business owners; while I am unsure about the future of collective action, at a minimum, the right to organize must be permitted."
During a meeting hosted by the KCTU at the Blue House that morning, President Lee asserted, "While the three fundamental labor rights are guaranteed by the Constitution, the right to organize is not sufficiently secured, so we must view it in terms of effectiveness." He further argued, "Suppliers, chain stores, and branches must be granted the right to engage in collective bargaining among themselves."
This effectively amounts to an argument that while self-employed individuals classified as business operators under current law are not protected as workers, there is a need to provide greater protection for labor rights specifically for small business owners. Given that actions such as collective price fixing or business suspensions by small business owners forming organizations are highly likely to result in punishment under the Fair Trade Act—constituting "unfair concerted acts" or "prohibited acts by business associations"—this move effectively signals a need to amend current laws.
He added, “The legal provision requiring permanent employment after two years of a labor contract is fine in form, but in reality, contracts are never renewed for longer than two years.” He continued, “It is strange that when people perform the same labor, some are selected and given more benefits, while those who are not selected face significantly greater disadvantages.”
He further stated, “I understood [the KCTU’s decision not to participate in the Economic and Social Council], but when I went, I was merely used; they held a few perfunctory meetings and made decisions by a unilateral majority vote as if we had actually conversed. It was infuriating, and we were truly just bystanders.”
He suggested, “I hope this does not happen under the current administration at the very least. Although it may be difficult, I ask that you consider [returning to the Council] more actively, proactively, and positively.”
He concluded by requesting, “Even if there is internal competition, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions and the KCTU must unite,” asking, “Please do not view them separately, but move together.”
At the meeting, the KCTU stated, "We propose the full implementation of labor impact assessments that mandate the review of the impact on the labor environment, just as environmental impact assessments are conducted for major policy decisions," and argued, "It is important to discuss countermeasures together by establishing collective labor-management relations and discussion structures, such as labor-government and inter-enterprise bargaining."
