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Samsung Electronics' workers threaten first-ever strike

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Korea (South) Samsung Electronics' workers threaten first-ever strike [The Nation] 16-03-2024

Korea (South) Young Samsung workers flock to labor union in protest of 'disappointing' salary [JoongAng Daily] 14-03-2024

Korea (South) Migrant workers, caregivers condemn BOK suggestion to exempt foreign nannies from minimum wage [The Times] 13-03-2024

Korea (South) Women in Construction: Kim Kyung Shin, tower crane operator [Building] 12-03-2024

Korea (South) Fired for ‘being a feminist’ in Korea? New committee wants to hear from you [Hankyoreh] 07-03-2024

Korea (South) Tensions loom as doctors plan mass rally as clash over medical school quota deepens [The Times] 02-03-2024

Korea (South) VIDEO Striking doctors warned to return on deadline or face legal action [WION] 02-03-2024

Korea (South) Police launch raid on doctors' association over walkout [Asia One] 02-03-2024

Korea (South) VIDEO Junior Doctors Continue Strike, Defying Govt Deadline [Firstpost] 02-03-2024

Korea (South) Only 294 of over 9,000 South Korean doctors on strike have returned to work [CNA] 02-03-2024


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Samsung Electronics' workers threaten first-ever strike 2024-03-16 [The Nation]

Young Samsung workers flock to labor union in protest of 'disappointing' salary 2024-03-14 [JoongAng Daily]

Migrant workers, caregivers condemn BOK suggestion to exempt foreign nannies from minimum wage 2024-03-13 [The Times]

‘We are workers in Korea too’: Foreign English hagwon teachers fight for annual leave 2024-03-12 [ANN]

Women in Construction: Kim Kyung Shin, tower crane operator 2024-03-12 [Building]

Fired for ‘being a feminist’ in Korea? New committee wants to hear from you 2024-03-07 [Hankyoreh]

Government moves to suspend licenses of striking trainee doctors 2024-03-02 [The Times]

Striking trainee doctors face prosecution 2024-03-02 [Deutsche Welle]

VIDEO  Doctors on strike face arrest if they do not return to work 2024-03-02 [BBC]

Only 294 of over 9,000 South Korean doctors on strike have returned to work 2024-03-02 [CNA]

Exhausted Professors Bear the Brunt as Resident Doctors’ Strike Continues 2024-03-02 [Bizwire]

Trainee Doctors Continue Strike, Risking Prosecution 2024-03-02 [VoA]

Doctors’ strike continues despite govt’s legal measures 2024-03-02 [Prensa Latina]

CNA Explains: Why thousands of doctors in South Korea are striking - and defying deadlines to return to work 2024-03-02 [CNA]

Police raid doctors' groups over influence of senior members on strike 2024-03-02 [JoongAng Daily]

VIDEO  Junior Doctors Continue Strike, Defying Govt Deadline 2024-03-02 [Firstpost]

Government launches legal action to force striking doctors back to work 2024-03-02 [NPR]

Government Escalates Response to Doctors' Strike with Police Raid on Medical Association 2024-03-02 [Medriva]

Police Raid Medical Association Amidst Nationwide Doctors' Strike 2024-03-02 [BNN Breaking]

Police launch raid on doctors' association over walkout 2024-03-02 [Asia One]

VIDEO  Striking doctors warned to return on deadline or face legal action 2024-03-02 [WION]

Tensions loom as doctors plan mass rally as clash over medical school quota deepens 2024-03-02 [The Times]

Korea (South) Doctor Protests in South Korea 2024-02-29 [The New York Times]

Here’s why thousands of junior doctors in South Korea walked off the job 2024-02-28 [The News]

South Korea gives protesting doctors end-Feb deadline to return to work 2024-02-26 [Reuters]

Government issues junior doctors ultimatum to return to work by.Thursday 2024-02-26 [The Korea Times]

South Korea sets deadline for striking Doctors to.return to work 2024-02-26 [Al-Jazeerah]

Samsung Workers Form 15,800 Strong Union, First Ever 2024-02-22 [Channel News]

Doctors strike in protest of plans to add more physicians 2024-02-21 [BBC]

Samsung’s first integrated labor union sets sail 2024-02-20 [Investor]

Asiana workers face job insecurity, zero bonuses amid record sales 2024-02-20 [The Times]

Wage negotiations at Samsung Electronics break down 2024-02-20 [The Times]

Food delivery workers call for severe punishment on drunk driving DJ 2024-02-14 [JoongAng Daily]

Samsung's unionized workers call for 5.4 pct wage hike 2024-02-06 [Yonhap]

Trade unions surge across tech as workers seek job security 2024-02-02 [JoongAng Daily]

Labor urges ruling camp to stop amending workplace accident law deferment bill 2024-01-31 [KBS World]

Integrated labor union of 4 Samsung units to set sail 2024-01-31 [The Times]

Court rules against CJ Logistics' denial of collective bargaining for courier union 2024-01-24 [Yonhap]

Labor union membership falls in 2022, first drop in 13 years 2024-01-24 [Pulse]

Big Tech layoffs loom in Korea as furious workers revolt 2024-01-22 [JoongAng Daily]

Unionised workers call for Hanwha Ocean CEO to be jailed over yard death 2024-01-19 [Upstream]

Hanwha Ocean hit for first fatal industrial accident since acquisition 2024-01-16 [The Times]

Nation’s umbrella unions to join together to fight for pro-labor bills 2024-01-10 [KBS World]

Labor activists protest Supreme Court overtime ruling 2023-12-27 [Korea Times]

KFSWU-SGS Union Calls Out SGS to Uphold its Sustainability Principles in its Korean Operations 2023-12-05 [UNI]

Rights activists criticize wage discrimination against migrant boat crews 2023-12-01 [Korea Times]

30,000 South Korean workers and citizens, march for climate justice 2023-11-24 [PSI]

Seoul subway won’t go on strike on Wednesday after reaching agreement 2023-11-22 [JoongAng Daily]

Seoul Metro labor, management to meet on eve of threatened strike 2023-11-21 [Yonhap]

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