Subcontracted workers target POSCO, Hyundai Mobis, Hanwha Ocean

POSCO, Hyundai Mobis and Hanwha Ocean became the main targets of unionized subcontracted workers on Tuesday, as a pro-labor revision to the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act — better known as the “yellow envelope law” — took effect after a six-month grace period. The subcontracted workers asked the clients of their actual employers to join negotiations over wages and working conditions, citing the new law that justifies their demands. President Lee Jae Myung said the same day cooperation between large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises under the new law should be seen as “an investment rather than charity” and even “a survival strategy.” POSCO faced protests from subcontracted workers at its steel plants in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, and Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province, for repeatedly refusing to negotiate even after the Supreme Court ruled that the company’s use of outsourced labor was illegal. Calling for direct employment of workers responsible for regular tasks, the subcontracted workers urged the company to accept their requesWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times