After more than two months of aerial protests atop an electricity pylon, Mr Jae-ju Kim, President of the Jeonbuk Local taxi branch, came down last week after the employers agreed to recognise the workers union and allow it office space. In another development, after years of hard campaigning, cleaners from a number of university campuses in Seoul have managed to win a provisional collective agreement that will give workers significant improvements on pay and conditions. While these are important wins, other workers struggles, such as the dismissed Ssangyong workers, continue amid stonewalling from companies.
After more than two months of aerial protests atop an electricity pylon, Mr Jae-ju Kim, President of the Jeonbuk Local taxi branch, came down last week after the employers agreed to recognise the workers union and allow it office space. In another development, after years of hard campaigning, cleaners from a number of university campuses in Seoul have managed to win a provisional collective agreement that will give workers significant improvements on pay and conditions. While these are important wins, other workers struggles, such as the dismissed Ssangyong workers, continue amid stonewalling from companies.
