Translation result[Local election contenders – Yang Hyang-ja, People Power Party candidate for Gyeonggi governor]\u201cFirst, second and third: industry\u2026 to create dignified jobs\u201d\u201cChoo Mi-ae lived in Hanam for only two years\u2026 I\u2019ve been a Gyeonggi resident for 40 years\u201d\u201cIf we lionize workers, strikes will disappear\u201d\u201cNo artificial consolidation through unification\u201dYang Hyang-ja, the People Power Party\u2019s candidate for governor of Gyeonggi Province, told reporters that any so-called \u201cAI excess tax revenues\u201d should be reinvested in building advanced industrial ecosystems to create jobs. Asked about the possibility of unifying her campaign with Jo Eung-chun, the Reform New Party\u2019s gubernatorial candidate, she said the option isn\u2019t off the table but raised questions about it.In an interview at the National Assembly with the Seoul Economic Daily on the 19th, Yang said that if cities across Gyeonggi collect more tax revenue, those funds should back investment-driven policies. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix \u2014 the province\u2019s two semiconductor giants \u2014 have headquarters in Suwon and Icheon, respectively. A portion of Samsung\u2019s profits is allocated to those cities in the form of corporate local income taxes.\u201cAny additional revenue should go first, second and third to industry,\u201d Yang said. \u201cOnly then can we build dignified jobs.\u201dA former Samsung executive, Yang commented on the protracted labor-management negotiations at Samsung: \u201cWe need to help employees find fulfillment in their work,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we lionize workers as heroes, the impulse to strike will fade.\u201d She added, \u201cI spent 28 years as a worker. If we show how I succeeded and provide a model of coexistence, people will understand. I\u2019m the candidate who can persuade and unify.\u201dOn Gyeonggi\u2019s most pressing problem \u2014 traffic \u2014 Yang said the key is reducing the nearly 50 percent rate of single-occupancy vehicle use. \u201cWe must analyze commuting patterns and share that data with companies so they can stagger start and end times,\u201d she said.Yang drew a sharp contrast with her main rival, Choo Mi-ae of the Democratic Party, saying, \u201cChoo lived in Hanam for two years, but I\u2019ve been a Gyeonggi resident for more than 40 years.\u201d She added, \u201cI moved to Gyeonggi at 18 and grew up here. My candidacy alone can give young people hope.\u201dOn the question of consolidating conservative support through a unity pact with the Reform New Party, Yang responded cautiously. \u201cI\u2019m not opposed to unification, but it should not be an artificial consolidation of forces,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yang Hyang-ja emphasizes the need for advanced industry investment to create dignified jobs and addresses transportation issues in Gyeonggi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/thumbnail\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0094\/thumb-3e6c8e3e-386e-4f1d-9367-b2fc8d3998ab.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278093],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n