Hyundai Motor ruling expands bargaining rights for subcontracted workers

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• ·First major test of 'Yellow Envelope' law broadens employer responsibility beyond direct hires Members of the Korea Metal Workers' Union rally in central Seoul on June 10, calling for job security and expanded collective bargaining rights for subcontracted workers.
• ·(Newsis) South Korea’s labor authorities have ruled that Hyundai Motor and Hanwha Ocean are legally responsible as employers for some subcontracted workers for collective bargaining purposes, a move that could significantly expand labor-management negotiations across the country’s manufacturing sector.
• ·The Ulsan Regional Labor Relations Commission ruled Monday in favor of 10 subcontractor labor unions seeking direct collective bargaining with Hyundai Motor, recognizing the automaker's “employer status” in relation to the workers.
• ·The unions represent about 1,675 workers affiliated with the Korea Metal Workers’ Union and include employees engaged in logistics, security, cleaning, cafeteria services and vehicle sales at Hyundai Motor facilities, including its Ulsan, Asan and Jeonju plants, as well as the Namyang research center.
• ·Details of the ruling have not yet been fully disclosed.