Case No 3138 (Republic of Korea) - Complaint date: 18-JUN-15

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU)

Allegations

The complainant organization alleges that an official plan launched in April 2015 by the Ministry of Labour promotes the revision of collective agreements in force containing clauses deemed illegal or unreasonable by the Government, as follows: (i) Government survey of some 3000 collective agreements concluded in enterprises with 100 or more full-time workers; (ii) in case of identified illegal clauses (e.g. preferential or special recruitment of family members), recommendation of revision and, where necessary, issuance of correction orders, and bringing of charges if need be; (iii) in case of identified “unreasonable” clauses (e.g. consultation of trade unions on personnel issues such as layoffs and reshuffling), recommendation of voluntary revision (e.g. via incentives); and (iv) strengthening of field guidance on collective bargaining so that future collective agreements will not include such clauses.

Case No 3138 (Republic of Korea) - Complaint date: 18-JUN-15

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU)

Allegations

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