HD Hyundai, Hanwha Ocean and Samsung Heavy Industries are in a fierce rivalry to secure foreign workers and employees specializing in R&D, amid a lingering labor shortage under the recent shipbuilding industry boom, according to industry officials, Monday. In order to prevent the outflow of their workforces, the top three shipbuilders in Korea have come up with various welfare benefits for their employees.
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The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has accelerated its efforts to attract migrant workers at local shipyards, a pressing issue for Korean shipbuilders and their subcontractors, which have suffered from labor shortages as global demand for vessels picks up, according to industry officials, Sunday.
South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has been awarded a contract for the construction of five containerships for an undisclosed shipown
HD Korea Shipbuilding Offshore Engineering said Monday it has won a 414.5 billion-won ($311 million) order to build five container vessels for a European shipper.