SEOUL -- South Korea's conservative president has nominated a former activist who went on to become an opponent of trade unions as his labor minister, signaling a hardline stance against collective action cases ranging from trainee doctors to employees at global tech giant Samsung Electronics.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday nominated Kim Moon-soo, a former lawmaker who currently leads the presidential Economic, Social and Labor Council, to serve as his next labor minister. Upon taking office in 2022, Yoon vowed to implement reforms in South Korea's workplaces, particularly easing the system of seniority-based pay and the legal limit of 52 working hours per week.
