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Labor

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Strike pressure eases in autos, shifts to steel and shipbuilding

As automakers near wage settlements, Posco and HD Hyundai Heavy unions escalate strike threats amid weakening industry profits.

2026.8.31

Workers at Hyundai Motor's factory in Jeonju Plant in North Jeolla rally for a general strike on July 15.

Hyundai’s union to stage partial strikes this week, next week over stalled wage talks

The labor group will hold the collective action on Wednesday and Thursday this week and again on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

2026.8.18

Incheon factory in abuse case found to owe migrant workers over 50 million won in wages

The company was found to have committed numerous other violations and was hit with a fine of nearly 100 million won ($70,800), a labor watchdog said.

2026.8.17

Job seekers queue to submit their applications at a public recruitment assistance center in western Seoul on Aug.5. // 55세 이상 고령 취업자 1천만명 첫 돌파 (서울=연합뉴스) 김주형 기자 = 일하는 55세∼79세 고령자가 관련 통계 작성 이후 처음으로 1천만명을 돌파한 것으로 나타난 5일 서울 마포구 서울서부고용복지플러스센터를 찾은 구직자들이 서류 접수 등을 하고 있다. 2026.8.5 kjhpress@yna.co.kr/2026-08-05 15:25:13/

Korea adds 108,000 jobs in July, but manufacturing employment remains weak

This marked the second consecutive month of gains. Additionally, the number of employed people stood at 29.13 million in July, compared to 29.02 million a year earlier.

2026.8.12

Nearly half of Korean workers asked to work while on leave: Survey

Of the 48.8 percent of 1,000 employed adults who had received work-related calls or texts during vacation, 37.7 percent stated that they had accepted the requests and worked from home or another location.

2026.8.3

Hyundai Motor, HD Hyundai Heavy unions set to strike over bonuses, retirement age

Negotiations at both Ulsan heavyweights have stalled, with a range of demands from labor rebuffed by management as the auto and shipbuilding sectors brace for downstream effects.

2026.7.20

People hold a press conference to protest employment contract for foreign workers HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in an undated photo.

Over 200 foreign workers at HD HHI unionize after new contract reduces base pay

More than 200 workers employed by the shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) joined the Korea Metal Workers' Union following the introduction of the new compensation system that reduced base pay.

2026.7.15

Hourly minimum wage set at 10,700 won for 2027

The 3.7 percent increase, finalized after deadlocked talks and a vote, leaves both labor and business groups dissatisfied.

2026.7.15

Labor, management only 200 won apart in latest minimum wage proposals

Negotiators narrowed their proposed rates for next year as talks entered a final push before the mid-July deadline.

2026.7.14

Hyundai Motor workers to begin 3-day partial strike after wage negotiations break down

Unionized Hyundai Motor workers will stop production for two hours a day starting Monday after wage talks collapsed, raising the risk of major output losses.

2026.7.13

Tag: Labor

Labor

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Strike pressure eases in autos, shifts to steel and shipbuilding

Hyundai’s union to stage partial strikes this week, next week over stalled wage talks

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