Friday, April 06, 2007
[IWS] KOREA: KCTU REPORT on LABOR RIGHTS in S. KOREA [February 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
http://www.kctu.org/
KCTU REPORT:
Understanding the Actual Situation of Labor Rights in South Korea [9 February 2007]
http://nodong.org/bbs/view.php?id=eng_docu&no=56
[Download Complete Document by clicking on the link at the top of the page that opens]
Table of Contents
1. The Background of Current Basic Labor Rights Violations in South Korea 2
2. Problems with New Irregular Workers Laws 5
3. Results of the Industrial Relations Roadmap Passing the National Assembly 9
4. The Situation of Civil Servants and Government Employees' Labor Rights 13
5. The Issue of Emergency Mediation Authority 20
6. The Situation of Construction Workers' Rights 24
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
http://www.kctu.org/
KCTU REPORT:
Understanding the Actual Situation of Labor Rights in South Korea [9 February 2007]
http://nodong.org/bbs/view.php?id=eng_docu&no=56
[Download Complete Document by clicking on the link at the top of the page that opens]
Table of Contents
1. The Background of Current Basic Labor Rights Violations in South Korea 2
2. Problems with New Irregular Workers Laws 5
3. Results of the Industrial Relations Roadmap Passing the National Assembly 9
4. The Situation of Civil Servants and Government Employees' Labor Rights 13
5. The Issue of Emergency Mediation Authority 20
6. The Situation of Construction Workers' Rights 24
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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