Case No 2602 (Republic of Korea) - Complaint date: 10-OCT-07

Korean Metalworkers’ Federation (KMWF), Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF)

Allegations

The complainants allege that “illegal dispatch” workers, i.e. precarious workers in disguised employment relationships, in Hyundai Motors’ Corporation (HMC) Ulsan, Asan and Jeonju plants, Hynix/Magnachip, Kiryung Electronics and KM&I, are effectively denied legal protection under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act (TULRAA) and are left unprotected vis-à-vis: (1) recurring acts of anti-union discrimination, notably dismissals, aimed at thwarting their efforts to establish a union; (2) the consistent refusal of the employer to bargain as a result of which none of the unions representing those workers have succeeded in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement; (3) dismissals, imprisonment and compensation suits claiming exorbitant sums, for “obstruction of business” in case of industrial action; (4) physical assaults, court injunctions and imprisonment for “obstruction of business” aimed at preventing dismissed trade union leaders from re-entering the premises of the company to stage rallies or exercise representation functions

Case No 2602 (Republic of Korea) - Complaint date: 10-OCT-07

Korean Metalworkers’ Federation (KMWF), Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and International Metalworkers’ Federation (IMF)

Allegations

Examination Actions