On November 21, the 2017 Regular Fall Semester Symposium of the Korea University (KU) Graduate School of Labor Studies (KUGSLS) and the KU Institute for Research on Labor and Employment was held at the International Studies Hall. Authorities from various institutes, including the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, visited the forum and delivered their visions on the topic of “Seeking for Korea’s Social Conversations.”

 

“The utmost goal of our community is to establish the right kind of social conversation between the members. Social conversations lead to cooperation, compromise, and ultimately, social integration. We should progress beyond the challenges of industrialization and democratization and ultimately head to an era of cooperation. No developed country was made without social conversations. Everyone should be earnest and eager in order to develop themselves along with others,” said Professor Dae Yop Cho (Department of Sociology), the Dean of KUGSLS, stressing the importance of social conversations.