Case No. 2602 (Republic of Korea) - Complaint date: 10 Oct 2007

Complaints against the Government of the Republic of Korea - Presented by: the Korean Metalworkers' Federations (KMWF), the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) - Active case

Allegations

The complainants allege that "illegal dispatch" workers, i.e. precarious workers in disguised employment relationships, in Hyundai Motors' Corporation (HMC) Ulsan, Asan and Jeonju plants, Hynix/Magnachip, Kiryung Electronics and KM&I, are effectively denied legal protection under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act (TULRAA) and are left unprotected vis-à-vis: (1) recurring acts of anti-union discrimination, notably dismissals, aimed at thwarting their efforts to establish a union; (2) the consistent refusal of the employer to bargain as a result of which none of the unions representing those workers have succeeded in negotiating a collective bargaining agreement; (3) dismissals, imprisonment and compensation suits claiming exorbitant sums, for "obstruction of business" in case of industrial action; (4) physical assaults, court injunctions and imprisonment for "obstruction of business" aimed at preventing dismissed trade union leaders from re-entering the premises of the company to stage rallies or exercise representation functions

Examination actions

  1. Interim Report
    Report No. 359, Mar 2011 - [ pdf ]
  2. Observations received from governments
    Report No. 358, Jun 2010 - [ pdf ]
  3. Urgent appeals
    Report No. 357, Nov 2010 - [ pdf ]
  4. Observations requested from governments and/or complainants
    Report No. 356, Mar 2010 - [ pdf ]
  5. Interim Report
    Report No. 355, Jun 2009 - [ pdf ]
  6. Serious and urgent cases which the Committee specially draws to the attention of the Governing Body
    Report No. 355, Nov 2009 - [ pdf ]
  7. Observations received from governments
    Report No. 354, Mar 2009 - [ pdf ]
  8. Observations requested from governments and/or complainants
    Report No. 353, Jun 2009 - [ pdf ]
  9. Observations requested from governments and/or complainants
    Report No. 351, Nov 2008 - [ pdf ]
  10. Interim Report
    Report No. 350, Mar 2008 - [ pdf ]
  11. Serious and urgent cases which the Committee specially draws to the attention of the Governing Body
    Report No. 350I, Jun 2008 - [ pdf ]
  12. Observations or partial information received from governments
    Report No. 349, Nov 2008 - [ pdf ]
  13. New cases
    Report No. 348, Mar 2007 - [ pdf ]