21 Million Korean Contract Workers

Decades ago, companies agitated for relaxation of labor laws. They managed to change the laws so that they could hire contract workers. Under the old laws, these contract workers would be regarded as regular employees. Contract workers can be fired after their one year contract is over. People who teach part time at universities are treated even much worse.

There are now over 21 million contact workers. The entire Korean population is 50 million.

Need I say more?

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Workers are being shafted. Yet the media is stating the labor unions are too strong and wrecking Korean companies. Here is an editorial from Joongang News (affiliated with Samsung) and reprinted by Yonhap News. What propaganda!

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