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Korea (South) Creating Cracks as Movement Building [Asian Labour Review] 13-05-2025

Korea (South) Korean delivery riders and truck drivers push for national and international rights [ITF] 29-04-2025

Korea (South) IBK Union protest against wage discrimination [UNI Global Union] 29-04-2025

Korea (South) KFSU-Homeplus Unions fight for over 20,000 jobs as Korea’s major retailer enters court-led restructuring [UNI Global Union] 25-04-2025

Korea (South) UNI Asia & Pacific welcomes Korean Constitutional Court decision to remove President [UNI Global Union] 11-04-2025

Korea (South) After leading charge to oust Yoon, young women and LGBTQ+ Koreans flock to unions and politics to make lasting change [Hankyoreh] 09-04-2025

Korea (South) BWI on the removal of President Yoon: A triumph of workers’ power and international solidarity [BWI] 07-04-2025

Korea (South) Korean Confederation of Trade Unions holds emergency delegates meeting – plans next steps in impeachment fight [Labour News Network] 03-04-2025

Korea (South) 'If the date of impeachment is not designated, a general strike will be launched every week' - KCTU [Maeil] 27-03-2025

Korea (South) union urges intervention in troubled insurer to protect policyholders and jobs [UNI Global Union] 24-03-2025

Other news

Creating Cracks as Movement Building 2025-05-13 [Asian Labour Review]

Bus unions initiate adjustment applications as nationwide strike looms in South Korea 2025-05-12 [The Chosun Daily]

Lee Jae-myung vows to raise retirement age 2025-05-01 [The Korea Herald]

Lee Jae-myung vows to raise retirement age 2025-05-01 [The Korea Herald]

IBK Union protest against wage discrimination 2025-04-29 [UNI Global Union]

Korean delivery riders and truck drivers push for national and international rights 2025-04-29 [ITF]

KFSU-Homeplus Unions fight for over 20,000 jobs as Korea’s major retailer enters court-led restructuring 2025-04-25 [UNI Global Union]

US blocks sea salt imports from South Korean salt farm over forced labor concerns 2025-04-21 [Yahoo news]

UNI Asia & Pacific welcomes Korean Constitutional Court decision to remove President 2025-04-11 [UNI Global Union]

After leading charge to oust Yoon, young women and LGBTQ+ Koreans flock to unions and politics to make lasting change 2025-04-09 [Hankyoreh]

Homeplus workers demand corporate rehabilitation plan to protect rights 2025-04-08 [The Chosun Daily]

BWI on the removal of President Yoon: A triumph of workers’ power and international solidarity 2025-04-07 [BWI]

Korean unions welcome decision to uphold impeachment of President Yoon 2025-04-04 [IndustriALL]

Korean Confederation of Trade Unions holds emergency delegates meeting – plans next steps in impeachment fight 2025-04-03 [Labour News Network]

Social care workers are not angels but laborers 2025-03-31 [The Kyunghyang Shinmun]

'If the date of impeachment is not designated, a general strike will be launched every week' - KCTU 2025-03-27 [Maeil]

Hyundai Steel labor union to stage second strike over pay dispute 2025-03-27 [The Chosun Daily]

union urges intervention in troubled insurer to protect policyholders and jobs 2025-03-24 [UNI Global Union]

Youth ‘Resting’ Population Tops 500,000, Setting a New Record 2025-03-17 [Business Korea]

Youth ‘Resting’ Population Tops 500,000, Setting a New Record 2025-03-17 [Business Korea]

500,000 youth in South Korea cease job searching amid rising unemployment 2025-03-17 [Chosun Biz]

GM Korea Union Leaders Head to the US Amid Trump Tariff Worries 2025-03-16 [Bloomberg]

USA GM Korea union leaders head to the US amid Trump tariff worries 2025-03-14 [The News]

Korea (South) Union social responsibility project marks good progress and builds new relations with Korean banks in the Philippines 2025-03-10 [UNI Global Union]

KCTU: “The judge’s decision to cancel Yoon Suk-yeol’s detention denies judicial principles upheld for decades” 2025-03-10 [KCTU]

Outdated gender roles keep South Korea's wage gap stubbonly high: Labour union survey 2025-03-09 [Korea Herald]

Seniority-based pay system faces growing resistance from younger workers 2025-03-09 [The Times]

Local governments step up efforts to deal with youth job crisis 2025-03-06 [The Korea Times]

Samsung Electronics' union in South Korea approves 5.1% wage hike 2025-03-05 [Reuters]

Homeplus union urges halt to store sales, calls for sustainable management strategies 2025-03-04 [The Chosun Daily]

Korea Zinc workers fear losing jobs over hostile takeover bid 2025-02-24 [The Korea Herald]

Unjust conviction of Korean unionists at Hanwha Ocean 2025-02-20 [IndustriALL]

Gwangju Global Motors (GGM) workers on partial walkout 2025-02-18 [매일경제]

Railway union strike costs Korea 18.3 billion won, daily losses reach 2.6 billion 2025-02-09 [The Chosun Daily]

Union holds charity event to support those in need, honour retired players 2025-01-18 [FIFPRO]

Hyundai Steel union launches 24-hour strike over failed wage negotiations 2025-01-17 [The Chosun Daily]

Korea Zinc union threatens strike against MBK, Youngpoong's hostile M&A efforts 2025-01-16 [The Chosun Daily]

Gwangju Global Motors launches partial strike after negotiations fail 2025-01-15 [Pulse]

Gwangju Global Motors employees strike after stalled wage negotiations 2025-01-14 [JoongAng Daily]

Bank workers rake in huge bonuses as industry lags in innovation 2025-01-14 [The Times]

Industrial Bank of Korea's labor union, which is on strike over wage hikes, is raising its voice 2025-01-14 [mk.co.kr]

Gwangju Global Motors employees strike after stalled wage negotiations 2025-01-14 [Korea JoongAng Daily]

Global Pilots on Accident of Jeju Air Flight 2216 2025-01-11 [IFALPA]

Shinsegae duty-free plans Busan store closure as union demands worker accountability 2025-01-06 [The Chosun Daily]

KFIU rejects NHRCK recommendation for parental leave benefits 2024-12-31 [The Chosun Daily]

IBK unionized workers stage strike over wages, others 2024-12-27 [Korea Times]

IBK Corporations union launches first-ever strike over wage disparities 2024-12-27 [Chosun Biz]

After impeachment, the real battle begins in South Korea 2024-12-17 [PSI]

Workers’ victory: The successful impeachment of South Korean President Yoon 2024-12-16 [BWI]

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This month in labour history

18-05-1980 The workers of Gwangju, South Korea, after robbing local armouries and police stations, rose up against their brutal US-backed dictator, Chun Doo-hwan. It was bloodily crushed after a few days. [more]