1. Government focus on job creation and labor inspection of long working hours The government plans to revise 8 major labor bills related to job creation during the regular session of the National Assembly. [Table 1] Labor bills to be… Continue Reading
1. Gradual increase in unionization rate since the introduction of multiple unions system As of the end of 2012, unionization rate reached 10.3% (0.2% increase over the previous year). The number of union members totaled 1.78 million, an increase of… Continue Reading
1. Korean government announced employment situation and its labor policies On Sept. 5th, the MOEL announced plans to carry out its employment and labor policy. The MOEL has set major goals such as increasing the number of decent part-time jobs… Continue Reading
1. Labor making an issue of ordinary wage to expand the scope Two umbrella unions held a press conference on September 4th to demand expansion of the definition of “ordinary wage”. In the press conference, the they called on ▲… Continue Reading
1. Regular session of the National Assembly and parliamentary inspection to open in September The next regular session of the National Assembly is scheduled to open for 100 days from September 2nd and parliamentary inspection is expected to be held… Continue Reading
1. Labor bills to be the main focus at the special session of the National Assembly The special session of the National Assembly is in progress for the 30 days beginning June 3 until July 2. The main focus of this… Continue Reading
1. Labor demands 21.6% increase in the minimum wage for 2014 Conflict is deepening between labor and management surrounding the minimum wage for 2014. Labor is demanding a high increase in the minimum wage while business is determined to freeze… Continue Reading