Give and Take

A breakthrough came when representatives from labor, management and the government agreed on the bill designed to improve laws and institutions on relations between labor and management on September 11. Yet the agreement has a flaw since it was reached without the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Sohn Kyung-shik, Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Lee Soo-young, Chairman of Korea Employers Federation, Cho Sung-joon, Chairman of Korea Tripartite Commission, Lee Yong-deuk, President of Federation of Korea Trade Unions, Lee Sang-soo, Minister of Labor (from left).

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