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Hyundai auto workers prepare to strike as talks collapse

Hyundai Motor workers are preparing for a possible walkout after wage talks collapsed amid disputes over fixed pay, retirement age and the planned use of AI robots.

2026.6.16

Labor groups demand minimum wage of 12,000 won in 16.3 pct increase

Korea's two main labor unions called for next year's minimum wage to be 12,000 won ($7.90), an on-year increase of 16.3 percent, ahead of the Minimum Wage Commission's next plenary session.

2026.6.15

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Kakao CEO Chung Sin-a speaks during a ceremony marking the launch of a pilot service for the AI national secretary in Gyeonggi on March 9. [YONHAP]

Kakao CEO apologizes to employees over 'uncertainties,' including potential labor strike

The CEO of Kakao, the operator of Korea's most popular messaging service, apologized Thursday to employees over growing internal uncertainty, including the possibility of a strike by the labor union.

2026.5.28

Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon, center, Samsung Electronics' management negotiator Yeo Myung-koo, left, and Choi Seung-ho, right, head of the Samsung Electronics chapter of the Samsung Group United Union, shake hands after signing a tentative wage agreement on May 20 to avert a strike. [NEWS1]

Labor minister announces forum for 'social dialogue' on distributing windfall corporate profits

Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon announced an emergency forum on Monday over how to distribute corporate windfall profits following labor disputes at Samsung Electronics, citing that “social dialogue is the only solution” to the growing debate.

2026.5.27

Members of Samsung Electronics' Device eXperience Division labor union hold a press conference in front of Suwon District Court in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on May 20. [YONHAP]

Court dismisses injunction sought by Samsung device division union against bonus deal

A court dismissed an injunction request filed by employees in the nonsemiconductor unit of Samsung Electronics seeking to halt collective bargaining rights by the Samsung Group United Union (SGUU), the company's largest union, on Tuesday.

2026.5.26

Samsung Electronics office in Seocho District, southern Seoul [YONHAP]

Samsung affiliates chase new bonus terms after chip division bags blockbuster payday

A landmark wage and bonus agreement at Samsung Electronics is sending ripples across the conglomerate, with employees at several affiliates demanding their own compensation structures be overhauled in response.

2026.5.25

Head of the Samsung Electronics Labor Union, whose membership is largely made up of Device eXperience (DX) division employees, holds a press conference on May 22 saying they oppose the tentative wage agreement that focuses on setting performance bonuses of the Device Solutions (DS) division employees. [NEWS1]

Samsung’s DX division laments being overshadowed as DS takes spotlight

While Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor employees welcomed the tentative wage agreement, complaints grew among employees in the home appliances division over a bonus structure centered on the memory chip business.

2026.5.22

Samsung Electronics' management negotiator Yeo Myung-koo signs the tentative wage agreement in front of the press at the Ministry of Employment and Labor office in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on May 20. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Samsung agrees to pay bonuses across all divisions, including loss-making units

Samsung Electronics' new wage system, tentatively agreed upon by management and labor on Wednesday, opens the door to sizable bonuses for loss-making divisions within its semiconductor business.

2026.5.21

National Labor Relations Commission Chair Park Soo-keun attends the second round of postmediation talks between Samsung Electronics' management and labor unions in Sejong on May 19. [NEWS1]

Samsung Electronics management, labor could reach deal as early as this evening: Gov't mediator

A government mediator signaled on Tuesday that a formal proposal to end the Samsung Electronics labor dispute could come as early as this evening.

2026.5.19

Park Su-keun, chairperson of the National Labor Relations Commission, answers reporters’ questions after observing the morning session of the second round of post-mediation talks betwenn Samsung Electronics management and labor at the commission’s office inside the government complex Sejong on May 18. [YONHAP]

Samsung, union extend last-ditch talks as general strike looms

The second round of post-mediation talks between Samsung Electronics and its labor unions, widely seen as the final round of negotiations ahead of a planned general strike on Thursday, is expected to continue through Tuesday.

2026.5.18