Legislation improves worker safety, removes protest restrictions 5 days after a Moderate Party Regent blocked Prime Minister Hwang’s initial labor reform legislation, a more limited version of the bill has passed the Chamber of the Commonwealth and will become law. The new
HWAGANG: In today’s Question Hours in Parliament, Prime Minister Sabrina Hwang outlined a plan to move forward with labor reform, drawing flak from both the left and right as she tries to cobble together majority support. The proposed bill, which would reverse
By Foreign Correspondent Lee Jun-seo GEMINUS, EIRIA: As the election season nears, Leah Stende’s team is focused on one thing: how to win the union voters who are key to victory in the Caxcanan democracy. “Labor is an obsession of ours,” one
Over a million take to the streets in Suyang as IDU’s largest city comes to a sudden halt By Political Correspondent Kim Su-yeon SUYANG: The largest labor protest since 2005 is currently underway in Suyang, as workers from across various sectors of
Normally, the staff of foreign posts are forced to walk a difficult line of political neutrality or benignness with their choice of profession. It’s just a fact of life for many diplomats that they must hold their tongues on certain matters and
SDP leader Köroğlu, 2 other deputies detained By Political Correspondent Kim Su-yeon SEOYEON: After an accident with machinery led to two major injuries at an auto parts factory in Seoyeon, Sinhan, workers took to the street to protest for safer working conditions
By Politics Correspondent Heo Su-ho ANMI: The conference of governors of Haesan’s four southeasternmost provinces, Namhae, Imyu, Yeongnam, and Ryujang, have admitted to coordinating a joint drive to facilitate the naturalization of Xiomeran workers affected by the nation’s recent withdrawal of manufacturing
Hwang, governing coalition face major setback after failed 1.000설/hr legislation By National Political Correspondent Han Min-ji HWAGANG: This afternoon, Prime Minister Sabrina Hwang has announced that a proposed bill that would have imposed a 1.000설/hr (£5.38 SCN as of July 15) minimum