The labor policy of the Roh Moo-huyn government
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- Roh’s positions on labor
unclear
- By Koh Hyun-kohn, JoonAng
Ilbo, 23 December 2002. President-elect Roh
Moo-hyun’s tenure, which begins Feb. 25, has
laborers hopeful and companies tense since he is known as
a pro-labor person. But Mr. Roh’s remarks deviated a
bit from those sentiments in his first press
conference.
- Roh draws heavily from pool of labor
leaders
- By Kim Sung-tak, JoongAng
Ilbo, 9 January 2003. Many of Mr. Roh’s close
aides were in the group of unionists which supported his
candidacy last September and advised him on his labor
policies. Park Tae-ju, a former KCTU leader and co-founder
of the group, acted as Mr. Roh’s labor policy
adviser during his campaign and was rewarded with a
working-level job in the social, culture and women’s
issues subcommittee.
- Roh’s Labor Policy Under
Fire
- Korea Times, 27 June 2003. A
top business leader criticized the Roh Moo-hyun
administration for its unclear and rudderless labor policy
which he said scares away foreign investors and
accelerates the exodus of Korean companies overseas.
- Labor strikes, layoffs likely to become
easier
- By Sim Sung-tae, The Korea
Herald, 29 August 2003. To improve labor market
flexibility, the government plans to reduce the
notification period 30 days for lay-offs and the number of
full-time labor union executives paid by their
companies. The government also plans to strengthen labor
rights by allowing workers to strike at any time without
requiring a negotiation period with management.
- Shifting stand, President tells labor
leader greater growth will aid workers
- JoonAng Ilbo, 2 October
2003. Signaling a shift in his labor policy in order to
bolster the country’s struggling economy, President
Roh Moo-hyun has begun stressing growth and job creation
over a more equal distribution of wealth across
Korea’s society.