Trade unions in South Korea
Overview of trade unions in South Korea
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The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on December 30, 2021, that as of 2020, 14.2% of workers were in trade unions in South Korea, a 1.7% increase from 12.5% in 2019. Korea's unionization rate peaked in 1989 at 19.8% and fell to 10% 2004.[1]
There are two national trade union centres in South Korea: the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). In 2007, the FKTU had 1,153,863 members (41.1% of trade unionists in Korea), the KCTU had 1,134,056 members (40.4%), and 516,714 workers were members of independent trade unions affiliated to neither national centre.[1]
See also
- South Korean Labor Movement
- Women in unions in South Korea
- Minjung Movement
- Working hours in South Korea
References
- ^ a b FKTU becomes S. Korea's biggest umbrella union in 2020: gov't yonhap news, December 30, 2021.
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- Five-Year Plans of South Korea
- Heavy-Chemical Industry Drive
- Miracle on the Han River
- Four Asian Tigers
- 1997 Asian financial crisis
- South Korea–Japan trade dispute
- Won (1945–1953)
- Hwan (1953–1962)
- Won (1962–)
- Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
- Bank of Korea
- Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Ministry of Employment and Labor
- Ministry of SMEs and Startups
- Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- Fair Trade Commission
- Financial Services Commission
- Financial Supervisory Service
See also: Economy of North Korea
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