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Thousands of Public Workers in Korea March for Social Dialogue and Other Demands

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Thousands of Public Workers in Korea March for Social Dialogue and Other Demands [PSI] 07-07-2026


Hanwha Ocean Subcontractor Union Wins First Strike Right Under Revised Labor Law [Seoul Economic Daily] 02-07-2026


Hyundai Motor union halts Saturday overtime as talks with management restart [The Chosun Ilbo] 30-06-2026


Swatch Group Korea workers clock in for union time [UNI Global Union] 26-06-2026


Hyundai workers are preparing to go on strike over the use of robots in their factories [Mezha] 25-06-2026



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Teachers report Korea school hate speech surge tied to online culture 2026-07-07 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Thousands of Public Workers in Korea March for Social Dialogue and Other Demands 2026-07-07 [PSI]

На следующей неделе обделённые премиями работники Samsung проведут свою забастовку 2026-07-06 [3dnews.ru]

NC Union Backs Kakao Strike, Says Labor Issues Extend Across IT and Gaming Industry 2026-07-06 [TheElec]

Hanwha Ocean Subcontractor Union Wins First Strike Right Under Revised Labor Law 2026-07-02 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Kakao Union Holds First Full-Day Walkout as 2,100 Join 'Logout Day' 2026-06-30 [TheElec]

Hyundai Motor union halts Saturday overtime as talks with management restart 2026-06-30 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Samsung Biologics Union Votes to Leave Samsung Group Super-Enterprise Union 2026-06-28 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Workers Vote to Go On Strike, Fearing Robots Could Replace Them 2026-06-28 [Futurism]

Swatch Group Korea workers clock in for union time 2026-06-26 [UNI Global Union]

Hyundai Motor union set to leverage strike against Atlas robot deployment 2026-06-25 [The Times]

Hyundai workers are preparing to go on strike over the use of robots in their factories 2026-06-25 [Mezha]

Hyundai Motor Union Moves Toward Strike Over Wages, Retirement Age 2026-06-23 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Kakao Labor Talks Resume, but Leadership Vacuum Clouds Prospects for Deal 2026-06-22 [TheElec]

GGM Union Ends Tent Protest, Begins Wage Talks 2026-06-22 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Hanwha Ocean subcontractor unions seek mediation, warn strike in South Korea 2026-06-22 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Labor minister downplays 'yellow envelope law' fears after 100 days in South Korea 2026-06-22 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Health workers' union demands cost estimates before hair loss coverage expansion 2026-06-19 [Korea Biomedical Review]

Профсоюз Hyundai отверг условия руководства и грозит стачкой 2026-06-17 [dialectic.club]

Hyundai Motor Union Files for Labor Dispute Mediation, Eyes Strike 2026-06-15 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Seoul police probe protest camp over Gyeongbokgung wall damage risk 2026-06-15 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Ready-Mix Concrete Strike Threatens Construction Delays 2026-06-14 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Union Officials Sentenced for Factory Invasion, Assault 2026-06-14 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Hyundai Motor union breaks wage talks, moves to strike procedures in Korea 2026-06-12 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Kakao union plans general strike as KakaoBank stays out amid talks 2026-06-12 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Samsung Biologics, union to resume talks next week 2026-06-12 [AJU]

Бум ИИ споткнулся о бетономешалки: забастовка водителей грозит сорвать расширение фабрик Samsung и SK hynix 2026-06-12 [3dnews.ru]

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions evaluated the labor policy in the first year of the Lee Jae Myung government as '70 points' 2026-06-10 [매일경제]

Capital Region Concrete Strike Drags On Post-Rejection 2026-06-10 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Kakao union stages four-hour strike and rally in South Korea over pay 2026-06-10 [Reuters]

Kakao Union Announces June 29 Strike Over Management Distrust 2026-06-10 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Metal workers' union plans to strike on July 15 2026-06-10 [Reuters]

Young Teacher Who Died After Working Through Flu Granted Work-Related Death Recognition 2026-06-10 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Kakao Workers Strike Over Bonus and Job Security Demands 2026-06-10 [Devi Discourse]

Concrete Union Strikes, Demands Collective Bargaining 2026-06-09 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Concrete truck drivers' strike puts Samsung, SK Hynix chip plant projects on alert 2026-06-09 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Union Vows All-Out Fight Against MBK in Solidarity with Homeplus Workers 2026-06-09 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Teachers' Unions Criticize Youth Suicide Measures as Focusing Only on 'Management' While Leaving Competitive Education Unchanged 2026-06-09 [Asia Business Daily]

Korea (South) Japanese and Korean Unions Take Action Against Myanmar Military's Financial Backers 2026-06-04 [PSI]

KEF Says Profit Allocation Is Management's Call, Strikes for Profit-Sharing Illegal 2026-05-31 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Minority union at Samsung Electronics to challenge pay deal in court 2026-05-30 [Asia One]

Samsung avoids strike as workers approve massive bonus deal 2026-05-28 [DW]

Samsung workers approve pay deal but management still has trying times ahead 2026-05-28 [Reuters]

Analysis-Samsung pay deal marks seismic change for South Korea, emboldening unions 2026-05-27 [Reuters]

TSMC Workers Push for Union, Strike Over Bonus Cuts Despite Record Profits 2026-05-25 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Kakao Labor Dispute Reaches Critical Juncture This Week 2026-05-25 [Bloomingbit]

Samsung, union agree to drop legal complaints after strike dispute 2026-05-25 [The Investor]

89 000 Samsung-arbeidere stemmer for en avtale om lønnsøkning 2026-05-22 [Gamereactor]

Strike Votes Pass at Five Kakao Affiliates 2026-05-21 [Business Korea]

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