South Korea’s Ministry of Justice is pushing ahead with a revision of laws to prevent trade unions from voting to go on strike, despite workers’ claims that the move will limit the constitutional right to strike and disrupt voluntary labour-management negotiations.

South Korea’s Ministry of Justice is pushing ahead with a revision of laws to prevent trade unions from voting to go on strike until after a breakdown in labour-management negotiations occurs.

The labour community, however, objects to the move, saying that the new law will limit the constitutional right to strike and disrupt voluntary labour-management negotiations. The Ministry announced on April 3 that it is considering a proposal to the Labour Ministry that would revise the related laws on the timing of when unions go on strike. Under the new law, unions would not be allowed to vote to strike until after labour-management negotiations break down completely.

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