South Korea's government is urging unions to do the country a favour for the World Cup and declare the
month-long finals a strike-free zone. South Korea has a reputation abroad for labour militancy, although relations
between the government or firms and unions have been more harmonious than the riot-packed 1980s and 1990s.
"The government has been sending messages to the labour community that the World Cup should be free of
industrial chaos," Noh Myung-jong, a deputy director of the Labour MinistryIs policy division, said on Tuesday.
Union umbrella groups, in particular the hard-line Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), have
threatened to launch nationwide rallies and even a strike toward the end of May to push
for higher wages and better working conditions.
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[bild1]South Korea's government is urging unions to do the country a favour for the World Cup and declare the
month-long finals a strike-free zone. South Korea has a reputation abroad for labour militancy, although relations
between the government or firms and unions have been more harmonious than the riot-packed 1980s and 1990s.
"The government has been sending messages to the labour community that the World Cup should be free of
industrial chaos," Noh Myung-jong, a deputy director of the Labour MinistryIs policy division, said on Tuesday.
Union umbrella groups, in particular the hard-line Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), have
threatened to launch nationwide rallies and even a strike toward the end of May to push
for higher wages and better working conditions.
