1. National Assembly passed a number of labor bills that will increase burden on business A number of revised labor laws, including the Act on Age Discrimination Prohibition in Employment & Aged Employment Promotion, and the Act on Youth Employment… Continue Reading
1. Labor demands high increase in minimum wage The two national union centers (FKTU, KCTU) and civic groups demanded a significant increase (21.6%) in minimum wage for 2014 in a press conference on May 8, which disregards the difficult economic… Continue Reading
1. New labor bills being discussed at National Assembly On April 22, the legislative subcommittee of the Environment & Labor Committee held a meeting to discuss the legislation of new labor bills. The legislative subcommittee had a lively discussion regarding… Continue Reading
1. FKTU to focus on resolving pending labor issues The FKTU held a meeting with representatives of industrial unions on April 10 to develop strategies for negotiation with the Time-off Deliberation Committee. The FKTU is planning to finalize these demands… Continue Reading
Government to strengthen policies to create, maintain and improve jobs The government plans to carry out an active employment policies to realize a 70% employment-to-population ratio and ‘70% middle class’, and strengthen social dialogue to establish a Korean model of… Continue Reading
1. FKTU seeking to resolve current issues by improving relations with the government The FKTU (Federation of Korean Trade Unions) seeks ways to improve the relations with the government and resolve current issues including the time-off system by participating labor-management… Continue Reading
1. Government to focus on improving working conditions and employment-to-population ratio The government plans to revise laws and systems and strengthening labor inspections over non-regular workers, in-house subcontract workers and working hours. Plans are also being made to boost youth… Continue Reading