Some workers at an affiliate of Samsung have established a trade union, and attention has turned on whether workers of other Samsung affiliates will do the same. According to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), cooks and nutritionists in… Continue Reading
Hyundai Motor Group opened an innovation center it has named ‘Hyundai Cradle’ in California’s Silicon Valley on 15 November. The center will engage in research on and development of future technologies and is an expansion of Hyundai Ventures, the Group’s… Continue Reading
LG Electronics will transform its factory in Changwon to a ‘smart’ factory and hire at least 1,000 new workers for it by 2023. The president of LG Electronics stated that “we need many workers to maintain and improve the automated… Continue Reading
Unfair labor practice has been in the news quite often, and recently, an arrest warrant was served against a CEO charged with engaging in it. The government also announced that it will take stronger action against companies guilty in this… Continue Reading
1. Tripartite members agree on the necessity of resuming social dialogue as soon as possible The tripartite members announced a ‘Tripartite Joint Declaration for Social Dialogue’ in the Asia Future Forum on 16 November. This joint declaration was made by the… Continue Reading
National Assembly concentrates on the passage of employment & labor bills The National Assembly held a plenary session on 9 November and passed 117 bills including the revised Labor Standards Act. < Major Labor Bills passed by the National… Continue Reading
1. Government focuses on securing funding and establishing policies for income-led growth President Moon Jae-in gave a speech at the National Assembly in which he stated that the government will focus in 2018 on promoting job-creation policies and asked the National… Continue Reading