President Yoon Suk Yeol s labor reform drive appears to be losing momentum after one of the two largest umbrella unions in the country decided to boycott official talks with management and the government, threatening to stage a full-scale protest against the Yoon administration, which it claims “shows hostility against all workers and reacts only with suppression.”
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.
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.
The Yoon administration is reviving old police-state measures in an effort to silence unrest and opposition especially in the working class as social conditions deteriorate.
A conflict between the government and labor unions has been escalating as President Yoon Suk Yeol tightens the reins on Korea s labor unions, warning that authorities will not turn a blind eye to “illegal practices” committed by “militant” construction unions. “At construction sites, militant labor unions are still blatantly committing illegal practices such as demanding bribes, coercing employers and hindering construction,” Yoon said during a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office, Tuesday.