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The economic action of the working class in the Republic of Korea
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- The history of Daewoo workers in the ROK
- The history of Hyundai-Kia workers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- The history of Nestle workers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- The history of bank workers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- The history of government workers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- The history of railway workers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- The history of subway workers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- The history of truckers in the ROK (markup upon request)
- Korean Labor: A long tradition of militant struggle
- By Hillel Cohen, in Workers World, 16 January 1997. The current general strike in context of a brief history of Korean labor since before World War II.
- South Korean Industrial Action Worsens
- By Yoo Choonsik, Reuters, Wed 25 June 2003. South Korea’s government held an emergency meeting on Wednesday as a campaign of strikes to block reforms and raise pay widened to the transportation and car making sectors, threatening to stall economic growth.
- Labor disputes seen deteriorating: Enactment of laws likely to be held up until 2nd half of next year
- By Kim Sung-mi, Korea Herald, 1 December 2003. The nation’s labor disputes are expected to intensify next year with rancorous debates over labor issues. Parliamentarians are hesitant to address labor laws before the general election in April.
- Union membership ratefalls to lowest in years
- By Kim Sung-mi, The Korea Herald, 24 December 2003. The labor union membership and the number of trade unions in Korea increased in 2002 from a year earlier, with the union affiliation rate at 11.6 percent of the total salaried work force. But the union membership rate, the portion of unionized workers out of the total salaried work force, inched down 0.4 percentage point from 2001 to 11.6 percent, the lowest level in years, as a strong economy triggered overall labor market growth.