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Korea (South) / Cambodia Labor minister rejects calls to cut Cambodian worker quota after kidnappings [The Korea Times] 21-10-2025

Korea (South) Korean unions triumph in securing landmark labour reforms to protect supply chain workers [TUAC] 08-10-2025

Korea (South) Airport labor union strike begins ahead of Chuseok holiday travel surge [JoongAng Daily] 01-10-2025

Korea (South) Finance workers in South Korea stage first general strike rally in three years [Euronews] 26-09-2025

Korea (South) Unionized Financial Workers to Stage General Strike on Friday [KBS] 24-09-2025

Korea (South) RM3.15 chocolate pie theft case stirs debate over fairness, labour rights and criminal law [The Mail] 22-09-2025

Korea (South) Labor minister vows to designate 'Labor Day' as national holiday [JoongAng Daily] 17-09-2025

Korea (South) HD Hyundai Heavy union occupies 40m crane over stalled wage talks [The Chosun Daily] 10-09-2025

Korea (South) Hyundai Motor union launches strikes in South Korea over wages, working hours [Reuters] 03-09-2025

Korea (South) Financial union threatens strike for 4.5-day workweek [The Chosun Daily] 02-09-2025


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Cambodia Labor minister rejects calls to cut Cambodian worker quota after kidnappings 2025-10-21 [The Korea Times]

Kim Young-hoon urges whole-government drive to prevent industrial accidents 2025-10-15 [The Chosun Daily]

Incheon Airport labor union resumes work after 11-day strike 2025-10-11 [JoongAng Daily]

Korean unions triumph in securing landmark labour reforms to protect supply chain workers 2025-10-08 [TUAC]

Incheon airport's security workers refuse overtime during Chuseok holiday 2025-10-02 [The Times]

Airport labor union strike begins ahead of Chuseok holiday travel surge 2025-10-01 [JoongAng Daily]

Finance workers in South Korea stage first general strike rally in three years 2025-09-26 [Euronews]

The labor union of Seoul National University Hospital went on strike indefinitely on the 24th 2025-09-25 [Maeil]

Subcontractor union strikes at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, demands direct talks and wage restoration 2025-09-25 [The Chosun Daily]

Finance workers to strike for higher wages and shorter workweek demands 2025-09-25 [JoongAng Daily]

Korea (South) ‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid 2025-09-24 [NYTimes]

Unionized Financial Workers to Stage General Strike on Friday 2025-09-24 [KBS]

KORcham urges Korea labor minister to revise union law follow-up and reflect business views 2025-09-24 [The Chosun Daily]

Gyeonggi bus union council approves strike vote with 97.9% support, threatens Oct. 1 walkout if mediation fails 2025-09-23 [The Chosun Daily]

Neople union resumes strike over bonuses, risking prolonged Korea game dispute 2025-09-23 [The Chosun Daily]

Public sentiment cold toward bank employees’ planned strike 2025-09-22 [The Times]

School lunches go viral but workers making them suffer in silence 2025-09-22 [The Times]

RM3.15 chocolate pie theft case stirs debate over fairness, labour rights and criminal law 2025-09-22 [The Mail]

Kia Unionised Workers Vote in Favour of Strike for Higher Wages and Other Benefits 2025-09-20 [LatestLY]

Unionized airport workers launch strike 2025-09-19 [Yonhap]

Political resistance to labor reform leaves young workers behind 2025-09-19 [The Chosun Daily]

Labor minister vows to designate 'Labor Day' as national holiday 2025-09-17 [JoongAng Daily]

Ministry to fine companies up to 5% of profit for recurring fatal accidents 2025-09-15 [Reuters]

FSS employees stage second day of protests 2025-09-10 [The Chosun Daily]

HD Hyundai Heavy union occupies 40m crane over stalled wage talks 2025-09-10 [The Chosun Daily]

Labor minister Kim Young-hoon urges dialogue, says yellow envelope law not sole cause of strikes 2025-09-10 [The Chosun Daily]

Airport workers to strike nationwide until Chuseok 2025-09-09 [The Chosun Daily]

SNUH union to launch general strike over pay, staffing, caregiver issues 2025-09-09 [KBR]

FSS MZ employees call financial consumer agency split 'employment scam' 2025-09-08 [The Chosun Daily]

Korea (South) Georgia South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant 2025-09-07 [NPR]

Hyundai union begins partial strikes in South Korea over pay, hours 2025-09-06 [BNN]

POSCO and labor reach provisional wage agreement for 2025 in South Korea 2025-09-06 [The Chosun Daily]

Strikes disrupt Hyundai and GM Korea operations amid wage negotiation deadlock 2025-09-03 [The Chosun Daily]

Fnancial union secures the right to dispute with a 94.98% approval rate 2025-09-03 [Maeil]

Hyundai Motor union launches strikes in South Korea over wages, working hours 2025-09-03 [Reuters]

President Lee Jae-myung will meet with the heads of the two umbrella unions for the first time since taking office 2025-09-03 [Maeil]

Food worker's lung cancer death first recognized as line-of-duty 2025-09-03 [The Chosun Daily]

Financial workers vote for nationwide strike later this month 2025-09-02 [Korea Times]

Financial union threatens strike for 4.5-day workweek 2025-09-02 [The Chosun Daily]

Passage of pro-labour bill marks progress, calls for further reform 2025-09-01 [IndustriALL]

How will 'Yellow Envelope' bill reshape Korea's labor landscape? 2025-08-28 [The Herald]

Unions win historic labour law reforms 2025-08-28 [ITUC]

Labor law change hailed by unions, slammed by business lobby 2025-08-25 [Nikkei]

Hyundai union secures strike rights with 86% approval amid stalled negotiations 2025-08-25 [The Chosun Daily]

Hyundai Motor union votes in favor of strike for higher wages 2025-08-25 [The Times]

Hyundai union votes to strike as wage negotiations stall 2025-08-25 [JoongAng Daily]

Government expands labour protections with new union rules 2025-08-24 [Reuters]

Hyundai Steel Drops $3.4 Million Damages Suit Against Striking Contract Workers 2025-08-14 [The Korea Bizwire]

Top Korean firms face strike threat amid disputes over incentives 2025-08-14 [The Times]

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