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Japan tells South Korea it will skip trilateral summit over labor row [Kyodo News] 2020-10-13

Victory in Korea: Teachers’ union wins 7-year fight for recognition [Eric Lee] 2020-09-09

Supreme Court overturns former govt. decision to outlaw progressive teachers' union [Education International ] 2020-09-05

Supreme Court annuls former govt's decision to outlaw progressive teachers' union [Yonhap] 2020-09-03

Doctors strike over health plans as COVID-19 cases climb [Reuters] 2020-08-14

Series of industrial accidents rocks India as work resumes post-lockdown [IndustriALL] 2020-05-09

Migrant workers forced to go on unpaid leave as manufacturers shut down due to COVID-19 [Hankyoreh] 2020-05-06

Fresenius & FMC Korean Union Move Closer to a Collective Bargaining Agreement [UNI Global Union] 2020-03-22

Workers United to Combat COVID-19 and to Win Reforms to Improve Nation’s Healthcare System [UNI] 2020-03-19

KCTU and HKCTU Release Joint Statement to Defend Labour Rights under COVID-19 Pandemic [HKCTU] For more info Image 2020-03-17

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Another parcel delivery worker dies apparently from overwork 2020-10-22 [Yonhap]

Migrant workers denounce 'modern-day slavery' in Korea 2020-10-21 [Korea Herald]

Another delivery worker dies from overwork: workers' group 2020-10-19 [Yonhap]

Concerns grow over poor work conditions at logistics firms 2020-10-18 [K. Times]

Delivery workers vow not to work on Saturdays 2020-10-14 [K, Times]

Japan tells South Korea it will skip trilateral summit over labor row 2020-10-13 [Kyodo News]

KHMU urges government to stand firm on plans to strengthen Korea’s public medical service 2020-09-22 [UNI Global Union]

Financial sector wrangles over growing union influence 2020-09-11 [The Times]

COVID-19 makes life tougher for migrant workers 2020-09-10 [K. Times]

Victory in Korea: Teachers’ union wins 7-year fight for recognition 2020-09-09 [Eric Lee]

Supreme Court overturns former govt. decision to outlaw progressive teachers' union 2020-09-05 [Education International ]

Supreme Court annuls former govt's decision to outlaw progressive teachers' union 2020-09-03 [Yonhap]

Trainee doctors vow to continue indefinite strike 2020-08-30 [Yonhap]

Government files criminal charges against striking junior doctors 2020-08-28 [K. Herald]

Government to report striking junior doctors to police 2020-08-27 [K. Herald]

Coronavirus digest: South Korean doctors strike as cases spike 2020-08-27 [Deutsche Welle]

The KHMU’s joint-action at the industry level 2020-08-24 [KHMU]

More doctors join strike amid virus resurgence, gov't steps back from hard-line stance related article 2020-08-24 [Yonhap]

Doctor from UK supports Korean junior doctors’ strike 2020-08-19 [KBR]

Doctors strike over health plans as COVID-19 cases climb 2020-08-14 [Reuters]

Memorial Award of Nepali migrant worker to be established 2020-08-07 [K. Times]

Union of delivery app workers asks to be recognized 2020-07-30 [Yonhap]

KCTU head offers to resign over breakdown of labor deal on COVID-19 related article 2020-07-24 [Yonhap]

KPTU Stands in Solidarity with the Strike for Black Lives 2020-07-20 [KPTU]

Government seeks ratification of key ILO conventions 2020-07-07 [K. Herald]

Hyundai’s union busting in Germany 2020-07-03 [IndustriALL]

Labor, Management and Government Faced Each Other for the First Time in 22 Years, But Failed to Reach an Agreement on COVID-19 원문보기: http://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?artid=202007021813517&code=790101#csidxb09a42c2bed4a7d8cfbba6f138e406 2020-07-03 [Kyunghyang Shinmun]

Labor, management far apart over minimum wage 2020-07-01 [Yonhap]

Irregular workers at schools demand conversion into full-time employees 2020-06-29 [Hankyoreh]

Labor union plans mass rally amid virus worries 2020-06-26 [K. Herald]

Incheon Airport to make 1,900 security workers regular employees 2020-06-22 [K. Times]

Modern Day Slavery: Migrant Workers on Deep-Sea Fishing Vessels Work 17 Hours a Day... 2020-06-10 [Kyunghyang Shinmun]

FMC Korea Union secures first collective bargaining agreement with German multinational Fresenius 2020-06-10 [UNI Global Union]

KPTU Statement in Solidarity with Anti-racism Protests 2020-06-08 [KPTU]

Dismissed Samsung worker ends 355-day protest on top of CCTV tower 2020-06-02 [Hankyoreh]

Ex-Samsung worker ends one-year protest atop 25-meter tower 2020-05-29 [Yonhap]

South Korean pharmaceutical workers condemn Zoetis 2020-05-12 [IndustriALL]

Series of industrial accidents rocks India as work resumes post-lockdown 2020-05-09 [IndustriALL]

Jin Sook Lee: Mother. Wife. Activist. 2020-05-07 [BWI]

Samsung heir apologies for no-union policy 2020-05-06 [UPI]

Migrant workers forced to go on unpaid leave as manufacturers shut down due to COVID-19 2020-05-06 [Hankyoreh]

BWI demands investigation of deadly fire 2020-05-03 [BWI]

KPTU Marks May Day Calling for Protections for All Workers 2020-05-01 [KPTU]

Despite COVID-19: MayDay rallies/demos. organized by KCTU... 2020-05-01 [CINA]

Migrant workers struggle to afford quarantine facilities 2020-04-30 [Hankyoreh]

Dozens killed in warehouse blaze in Icheon 2020-04-29 [BBC]

Migrant workers ‘self-isolate’ in crowded homes 2020-04-28 [K. Herald]

[4.22] KMWU protest rally in Seoul 2020-04-23 [CINA]

‘My Last Stand’: A Protester’s Lone Fight Against Samsung 2020-04-23 [NYT]

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