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Labor Ministry says workplaces are stabilizing as strikes loom (KOR)

More than 100 days after the Yellow Envelope Act took effect, the Labor Ministry says relations are stabilizing while businesses warn legal uncertainty is bringing subcontractor unions closer to strikes.

2026.6.23

Labor Ministry says workplaces are stabilizing as strikes loom

2026.6.22

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'Yellow Envelope' act at 100 days: Employer status recognized in 9 of 10 cases while legal risks grow

Labor authorities have broadly recognized principal contractors as employers under the "Yellow Envelope" act, while disputes over wages, bargaining scope and possible strikes are fueling business concerns.

2026.6.22

Expanding prime contractor liability risks confusion in industry (KOR)

Recent labor rulings are expanding prime contractors’ bargaining duties beyond production, deepening uncertainty for manufacturers and subcontracting practices.

2026.6.17

Expanding prime contractor liability risks confusion in industry

Recent labor rulings are expanding prime contractors’ bargaining duties beyond production, deepening uncertainty for manufacturers and subcontracting practices.

2026.6.16

Members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union hold a press conference on May 21 after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in a lawsuit filed by the union. [YONHAP]

Top court rules against HD HHI subcontractors seeking collective bargaining rights

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in a lawsuit filed by subcontract workers seeking collective bargaining rights.

2026.5.21

President Lee Jae Myung, fourth from left, speaks at a meeting with executives from major conglomerates and small- and medium-sized enterprises at the Blue House in central Seoul on March 10. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee urges cooperation between big and small businesses as 'survival strategy'

President Lee Jae Myung stressed that cooperation between large and small businesses is an "investment and survival strategy" in a meeting with businesspeople on Tuesday, the first day the pro-labor "Yellow Envelope" act came into force.

2026.3.10

Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to the president, gives a briefing at the Blue House on March 6. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

'Yellow Envelope' law a new start for worker, management co-prosperity: chief of staff

President Lee Jae Myung's chief of staff said Monday the revised labor law aimed at broadening workers' bargaining rights should serve as a starting point for promoting dialogue and co-prosperity between labor and management.

2026.3.9

Hanwha Ocean's shipyard is pictured on Nov. 27, 2025. [YONHAP]

Korea's renewed shipbuilding boom reignites grievances over subcontractor bonuses

As profits return to Korea’s shipyards after years of stagnation, so has an old fault line. A dispute over performance bonuses is exposing persistent inequalities between full-time workers and subcontracted labor that underpins much of the industry.

2026.1.26

Members of the Hyundai Steel and Hanwha Ocean irregular workers' union of the Korean Metal Workers' Union are seen during a press conference demanding negotiations with the general contractor in front of the Ministry of Employment and Labor building at the government complex in Sejong on Dec. 15. [NEWS1]

Upcoming 'Yellow Envelope' Act driving higher subcontractor bonuses, employer concerns

With the so-called Yellow Envelope Act — amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act — set to take effect in March next year, disputes over “subcontractor bonuses” are heating up.

2025.12.20