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.
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South Korea's Yoon nominates trade union opponent as labor minister
Kim Moon-soo has shed his student activist past to become staunchly conservative
The nomination of Kim Moon-soo as South Korea's labor minister comes with the country experiencing high-profile strikes. (Source photos by Reuters and EPA/Jiji)
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