ANN/THE KOREA HERALD – After achieving its most successful fiscal year to date, Chanel Korea is facing increasing pressure to distribute profits more equitably among its workforce. Unionised employees are now on the brink of a comprehensive strike just ahead of the peak holiday season this month. The Chanel Korea Union, an affiliate of the […]
After record earnings, large-scale walkout looms at Chanel Korea Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
After recording its best earnings last year, Chanel Korea is under mounting pressure to share more profits with employees in a fairer way, with its unionized workers threatening to go on a full-scale walkout ahead of its peak holiday season later this month. According to the Chanel Korea Union, affiliated with the Korean Federation of Service Workers’ Union, its members working at department stores and duty-fre.
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has been weakened further as a growing number of unions in various industries are leaving the militant umbrella union, according to industry officials, Wednesday.
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