Private companies, the ruling party and the government put their head together to foster midsize companies. The Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea (AHPEK) held a policy meeting with a special committee of SMEs in Saenuri on the 3rd of the VIP dining room of Yeouido, Seoul.

The meeting was attended by Floor Leader Kim Moo-sung and Kim Jung-hoon, Chairman of the policy committee, Lee jung-hyun, chairman of chairman of the Special Committee, Lee Hyun-jae, Chairman of policy committee, rep. Ryu Seong-geol, Rep. Park Dae-Dong, and Rep. Shin Kyung-rim. Vice president of Songwon group.

In SME, Kang Ho-Gap, Chairman of The Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea, Kim Seung-il, Chairman of High-potential Enterprise Research Institute, Lee Dongkee, Chairman of Korean Academy of High Potential Enterprises, Yoon Dong-han CEO of Korea World Class 300 Enterprise Association, Choi Byungoh, CEO of Fashion Group of Hyungji, Kim Jae-hui, CEO of Ehwa diamond industrial Co., Ltd. Woo Oh-hyun, Chairman of SM Group, Choi Jin Shik, CEO of Simpac Corp., ,Yoo Taekyung, CEO of Lumens Co., Ltd, Park Jin-sun, CEO of Sempio Foods Co., Ltd., Chung Byungkee, CEO of Keyyang Precision Co., Ltd., Moon Hee-chul, vice CEO of Songwon Corporation, Park Choon Yeul, CEO of Dongsung Corporation and Kwak Jaesun, CEO of KG Family Corporation.

On the government side, vice minister Lee Kwan-sup of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Vice Minister Koh Youngsun of Employment and Labor, Vice Minister of Jeong Yeon-man of the Ministry of Environment, Eunbo Chung, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Koh Seungbeom, Secretary General of Secretary General Financial Services Commission, and Han Jung-hwa, Chief of Small and Medium Business Administration participated in the meeting

Kim Moo-sung said, "The medium-sized company is a new growth engine and a source of job creation that can break away from the low growth trend of the Korean economy." And he stressed that ”There is an infinite possibility of becoming a global company like Hidden Champion of Germany "

In the meantime, he promised to "continuously improve the systems to create a foundation for growth and globalization of medium-sized companies and enable creative management."

Kim Jung-hoon, Chairman of the policy committee in Saenuri Party, said, "We must focus on our efforts on medium-sized enterprises." He said, "We will continue to improve the obstacles to growth.

Kang Ho-Gap, Chairman of The Association of High Potential Enterprises of Korea, said “"The German government is implementing policies to foster more than 2000 hiding champions through innovation and innovation," and he said "Korea is focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, "We need to create more jobs."

The participants attended the meeting for more than an hour, △ introduced a specialized bank to promote medium-sized company growth, △ improved the system related to medium-sized enterprises in the root industry, △ prompted the amendment of laws related to medium enterprise support, △ developed medium- And the promotion of the employment of young people by improving the awareness of medium-sized companies.

"We hope that the 'Corporate Vigor Enhancement Law' will be implemented by the end of this year, which will support the rapid promotion and progress of business restructuring," said a mid-sized business entrepreneur. "It should be reorganized and played a role as a" medium-sized enterprise specialized bank. "

In response, Koh Seungbeom, Secretary General of Secretary General Financial Services Commission, said, "The Korea Development Bank will be reorganized from large companies to midsize companies or mid-sized companies."

The medium-sized enterprises, which are engaged in mold, casting, heat treatment, plastic processing, etc., have difficulty in securing manpower due to the industrial base of the domestic industry or the avoidance of employment by young people. In order to be designated as a root company, sales of root technology products should be at least 50% of total sales.

CEOs of medium-sized enterprises said, "In order to ease the labor shortage of medium-sized enterprises in the root industry, it is necessary to allow foreign workers to be hired, and to reduce the requirement to designate a root-specializing enterprise."

vice minister Lee Kwan-sup of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Vice Minister Koh Youngsun of Employment and Labor promised, "I will review and examine the contents of medium-sized enterprises in the root industry, such as opening doors to foreign workers."

There was also a opinion calling for the urgent disposition of amendments to the Medium Enterprise Support Act.

An official from a midsized company said, "The amendment bill to support early mid-sized companies such as a prestigious longevity company confirmation system, marketplaces, R & D, and manpower is pending in the National Assembly.

In addition, he emphasized, "It is necessary to quickly establish a dichotomous system of" small business - support, medium enterprise - exclusion of support "by identifying a middle enterprise with a large enterprise.

In addition, "Medium-sized companies are not well known to younger students, so it is difficult to recruit promising talented people and their social awareness is low." "The awareness of mid-sized companies should be expanded to include vocational colleges, specialized universities and ordinary citizens. • Make sure that high school textbooks can reflect the contribution of midsize companies to the national economy. "

In addition, discussions were held at the round-table conference on the establishment of a ladder for medium-sized companies with various themes such as: △ wage peak system legislation △ expansion of mid-sized enterprise support budget △ maintenance of irregular provisions related to chemical substance control law.

Lee jung-hyun, chairman of chairman of the Special Committee, said, "Fostering a midsized company is an important task for our country to meet with the government and the government, and it is a task to be solved with interest and enthusiasm." I asked for proactive review and promotion in terms of corporate growth. "

"We will also actively pursue issues such as the establishment of growth-friendly legislation and the introduction of a prestigious longevity company confirmation system in the special committee, so that the National Assembly can deal with them promptly."