Seoul, June 29 (IANS) Unionised workers of Kakao, South Korea’s messenger app operator, took a day off en masse on Monday in a sign of protest amid a continued gridlock in wage negotiations.In their second collective action, unionised members staged what they called a “Log-out Day” by taking simultaneous annual leave, reports Yonhap news agency.Some 2,100 workers from five units of Kakao, including its headquarters, Kakao Pay and Kakao Enterprise, have participated, according to the labor union….
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Seoul, June 28 (IANS) Unionised workers of Samsung Biologics on Sunday voted in favour of a motion to leave a group-wide labor coalition representing workers across Samsung affiliates.A motion to change the union’s organisation structure, with the aim to leave the Samsung Group United Union, was passed following a five-day vote, which ran since Wednesday, reports Yonhap news agency.Of the 4,005 members with voting rights, 2,479 participated and 96.5 percent voted in favour of the move, according…
Seoul, June 22 (IANS) South Korean stocks finished at an all-time high on Monday on a continued rally in semiconductor shares amid signs of progress in US-Iran talks to end their monthslong war in the Middle East. The local currency lost against the US dollar.After opening 1.08 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 62.13 points, or 0.69 percent, to 9,114.55 after rising as high as 9,253.00, reports Yonhap news agency.Trade volume was moderate at 377.2 milli…
Seoul, May 5 (IANS) Unionised workers at Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, continued their first general strike for a fifth day on Tuesday, demanding higher wages and expanded performance-based compensation.The walkout began on Friday, with about 2,800 members out of the union’s 4,000 members taking part, according to the union.It marks the first strike since the company’s establishment in 2011, reports Yonhap news agency.After wrapping up the five-day strike, the union plans …
Seoul, May 3 (IANS) Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, has agreed to return to the negotiation table this week, a corporate official said on Sunday.The two sides will renegotiate on Monday under the mediation of the Jungbu regional employment and labor office, after the first round of talks fell through on Thursday.The strike is the first ever for the union, with the walkout entering its third day on Sunday, reports Yonhap news agency.”Our decision to respond to the labor minis…
Seoul, May 2 (IANS) Unionized workers at Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, continued to stage a strike on Saturday for a second day, according to union officials, with the union and the company showing little signs of bridging gaps over wages and other issues.The union of Samsung Biologics began the strike on Friday, marking the first walkout since the company’s establishment in 2011, reports Yonhap news agency.The union is seeking a 14 percent increase in both base and perfor…
Seoul, May 1 (IANS) Unionized workers at Samsung Biologics, the biotech arm of Samsung Group, began a five-day general strike on Friday, demanding higher wages and expanded performance-based compensation.The walkout marks the first labour strike since the company’s establishment in 2011.Samsung Biologics said it is deploying all available personnel to minimize disruption but acknowledged that some impact to operations may be unavoidable, reports Yonhap news agency.The company estimated that loss…
Seoul, April 23 (IANS) South Korean stocks rose on Thursday, led by gains in large-cap technology shares, as investors focused on corporate earnings following the United States’ indefinite extension of its ceasefire in the conflict with Iran.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) gained 48.04 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 6,465.97 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.The index opened 1.1 percent higher, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, and briefly surpa…
Seoul, April 13 (IANS) South Korean stocks traded lower on Monday as investor concerns grew over a prolonged conflict in the Middle East after the U.S.-Iran peace talks failed to make progress, while U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 68.15 points, or 1.16 percent, to 5,790.72 as of 11:20 am (local time), reports Yonhap news agency.President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports following ma…
Seoul, April 3 (IANS) South Korean stocks rose nearly 2.5 per cent late on Friday morning as Iran is said to be working on a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes for the reopening of the crucial shipping waterway.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 128.99 points, or 2.46 percent, to 5,363.0, reports Yonhap news agency.The index opened 2.7 percent higher, rebounding from a sharp decline the previous session, and maintained its …