The corporate history of the Republic of Korea

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International Conference on the Social Responsibility of Korean Companies Abroad: Human Rights, Labor and the Environment
Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS), Conference announcement, 23 November 1998. Since 1995, Korean House for International Solidarity (KHIS)—a independent center of People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPI) has been monitoring the actions of Korean companies abroad that have violated labor and human rights.
S Korea Restructuring May Hit Econ Data In 1H 2001
Dow Jones, Wednesday 13 December 2000. A slowdown in corporate production and rising unemployment rate are expected early next year, but the country’s economy is expected to ride on a normal path from the second half of next year if corporate and financial reforms are thoroughly completed, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
Korea’s FKI to Urge Government to Take Tough Measures Against Strike
Asia Pulse, Wednesday 13 June 2001. The big-business lobbying group, Federation of Korean Industries [FKI], said Wednesday it will call on the government to take stern measures against the strike by unionized airline and hospital employees.
What, no weekend? South Korea’s reactionary employers
By Aidan Foster-Carter, Asia Times, 7 June 2002. Whenever South Korea’s industrial relations are discussed, the spotlight is nearly always on labor—and almost invariably negative. Labor militancy bred by decades of repression. During the dark decades of military dictatorship, Korean employers could and did treat their workers like scum.
Labor unions decry use of surveillance methods
By Lim Bong-soo, JoonAng Ilbo, 8 August 2002. CAPS, a security company, blocked access for labor union members to the union's homepage in April. The company also installed a closed-circuit television on top of its building in June after the labor union went on strike, and began surveillance on the activities of open-air demonstrations of the union.
Foreign Firms Reeling from Strikes
By Song Eui-dal, Chosun Ilbo, 31 August 2003. The number of labor disputes at companies with a foreign stake greater than 50-percent has been rising sharply this year and accounted for about 10 percent of the nation’s total union struggles. Ninety-three percent of the unions of the foreign firms were under the wing of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a progressive nationwide labor organization, and 85 percent of the companies were in the field of manufacturing.