One of the country's two biggest umbrella unions has decided to boycott a negotiating body composed of labor, management and government representatives, virtually shutting off its official communication channel with the two sides.
The Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), the more moderate of Korea s two largest umbrella unions, will decide today whether to leave a trilateral council established to promote dialogue between labor, management and the government.
President Yoon Suk Yeol s bid to reform Korea s labor-management culture is in trouble, as one of the largest umbrella unions in the country is considering exiting the council for the trilateral dialogue of labor, management and the government.
South Korea unions are fighting back against the right-wing Yoon Suk-yeol government, reports Clive Tillman. Strikes are planned for July on the back of record-breaking May Day mobilisations.