South Korea labor law change hailed by unions, slammed by business lobby

Amendment limits companies' scope to sue workers for losses caused by strikes

20250825 general protest against Yoon Suk-yeol

Workers attend a protest against President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for better labor conditions, in central Seoul in 2022.  © Reuters

STEVEN BOROWIEC

TOKYO -- Supporters and opponents say newly-passed legislation in South Korea stands to reshape the relationship between management and growing numbers of irregularly employed workers, in a country long beset by tense corporate-labor antagonism.

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