S. KOREAN EASTAR JET FOUNDER SUSPECTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT

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• S. Korean Eastar jet founder suspected of embezzlement.
• Jeonju prosecution on Friday sought an arrest warrant for the founder.
• The opposition People Power Party and the labor union of Eastar Jet had filed complaints again...

JAPAN BEGINS SPRING WAGE NEGOTIATIONS WITH EXPECTATION TO SLOW DOWN PAY INCREASES

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• Japan begins spring wage negotiations with expectations to slow down pay increases.
• The Japanese Trade Union Confederations are expected to demand a pay hike.
• However, the Keidanren mentioned that pay hikes across the boa...

KIA MOTOR UNION WORKERS AGREE TO ACCEPT NEW THE ANNUAL WAGE DEAL

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• Kia Motor union workers agree to accept the new annual wage deal.
• The company has also agreed to restore the 25-minute extra work system.
• Around 58.6 percent of the union workers agreed to the management’s proposals...

KIA MOTOR UNION AGREE ON TENTATIVE WAGE DEAL DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

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• Kia Motor union agree on a tentative wage deal due to the pandemic.
• The company had proposed the wage system, and its 30,000 labor union members accepted the proposal.
• The tentative deal will be put up for a vote next Tue...

GM ISSUES STERN WARNING THAT LABOR UNREST COULD ABRUPTLY END ITS STAY IN SOUTH KOREA

• General Motors (GM) of the United States has passed a stern warning to the GM Korea Labor Union that the company could evacuate from Korea if the union continues its strike action.
• GM Korea union fighters have been enforcing partial lay-offs daily since Oct. 30 to meet their de...

THAI STAFF FURIOUS AS AIRWAYS PLANS PROMOTIONS OF EXECUTIVES

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Thai Airways International worker association is challenging the arrangement of the THAI board administrator better half to a higher position, saying it subverts trust in the ambushed association

The dissent comes as the public t...