[Financial News] As People Power Party lawmaker Joo Jin-woo raised suspicions that the welfare institution where Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won's spouse works had hired Kim's two children and paid them hundreds of millions of won in labor costs, Kim's side demanded that he correct the claims disparaging the family's life and apologize. Joo Jin-woo Claims "Social Cooperatives' Government Revenue Surges After Relocating to Kim Seung-won's Constituency" According to Yonhap News Agency on the 6th, Representative Joo held a press conference at the National Assembly that day and claimed, "Park Won-soon-style social cooperatives have been criticized for sucking the lifeblood out of taxpayers' money, and the reality has been revealed through the case of Kim Seung-won's family cooperative." According to Assemblyman Joo's claims, Candidate Kim's son (26) and daughter (22) are working at the 'Korea Child Development Social Cooperative,' a care service provider for people with developmental disabilities whose mother is the representative. This organization is a community formed by families of people with developmental disabilities, and since September 2019, it has been operating a family center for children with developmental disabilities under the name 'A School.' Assemblyman Joo stated, "When this organization was established in Yongin, it received zero government support," adding, "When Candidate Kim was elected as a member of the National Assembly, he moved the organization to his constituency in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province in January 2022, and Suwon City designated it as an activity service provider for people with developmental disabilities within three months." He continued by claiming, "As soon as it was designated as an activity service provider for people with developmental disabilities, government voucher revenue, which was zero, surged to 880 million won over four years," and added, "Candidate Kim's spouse and two children were hired one after another at this cooperative and pocketed over 330 million won in salaries." In response, Candidate Kim's side countered that his spouse was the center director, his son was a full-time employee, and his daughter was a part-time worker, all of whom actually worked and received salaries. It was revealed that the son majored in occupational therapy and works in occupational therapy and care, while the daughter graduated from the Department of Health and Childcare and works in education and childcare support, and the average monthly salaries of the spouse and son are approximately 3.5 million won and 3.06 million won, respectively. Nominee Kim: "It is difficult to secure care workers for people with developmental disabilities... Apologize for disparaging their families" Candidate Kim's side explained that the reason his children began working at the institution was that it had become difficult to secure personnel due to the high intensity of care work for people with developmental disabilities. They also clarified that his son was listed as an HR manager in the job posting because he was in charge of the practical aspects of recruitment on a job search website. In response, Representative Joo pointed out, "Candidate Kim's side explained that the eldest son was in charge of occupational therapy and special education, but the position listed in the public recruitment notice was 'HR manager.' What expertise or role does he have that allows his entire family to fatten up with taxpayers' money?" "He continued, 'It even reached the absurd situation where Kim Seung-won's spouse and eldest son conducted the interview and additionally hired his second daughter,' and sharply criticized, 'If the mother is the director and the older brother is the HR manager, and the two of them interview and select the person, would that be considered fair hiring?'" He emphasized, "Even this year alone, the salaries received by the spouse and two children through August amount to nearly 70 million won," adding, "This is all taxpayer money, and if the family receives funds from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) in a situation where there is controversy over lobbying at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the public will not be able to accept the appointment of the Minister of Justice." Candidate Kim's side demanded that Assemblyman Joo correct the claims of preferential treatment and apologize, calling Assemblyman Joo's expressions of "tax sucker" and "family salary party" "negative campaigning that disparages the lives of the candidate's family, who have worked in the field for a long time for people with developmental disabilities." [email protected] Kim Su-yeon Reporter