The Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a Central Executive Committee meeting on 7th January, and concluded its new anti-government action plans which include protests against the government’s public institution reforms and campaigns to oust President Park. <Table 1>… Continue Reading
The Federation of Korean Trade Unions held its 25th electoral convention on 22nd January 2014, electing Mr. Dong-man Kim as new President. Mr. Jin-kuk Moon outpaced Mr. Kim by 168 votes in the first round of voting (which saw no… Continue Reading
New labor laws were established and existing ones revised in 2013 without thorough evaluation due to excessive political conflicts between the ruling and opposition parties, and the prolonged outside struggle by the opposition parties. One example of the revised… Continue Reading
The Ministry of Employment & Labor (MOEL) has issued ‘Guideline on Ordinary Wage’, reflecting the Supreme Court ruling last December, to prevent confusion and unnecessary conflict in the workplace. <Guideline on Ordinary Wage> 1. Labor and management are… Continue Reading