Officials at Korean embassy in Beijing accused of assaulting junior staffer
Posted : 2021-02-10 14:02
Updated : 2021-02-11 15:53
The entrance to the Korean embassy in Beijing. Two Korean officials there allegedly assaulted a junior staffer, who is also Korean, while drinking at a bar recently, according to the Federation of Korean Trade Unions. Korea Times file
By Kim Rahn
Two officials at the South Korean Embassy in Beijing have been accused of assaulting a junior staff member, according to a union representing Korean embassy workers around the world, Tuesday.
It was the latest case of misconduct taking place at a Korean diplomatic mission overseas, following a series of sexual harassment, violence and corruption allegations against diplomats and other dispatched government officials.
Canadian pension fund stays mum on labor union s concerns over MBK Partners
Posted : 2021-02-05 18:17
By Park Jae-hyuk
CPP Investments, a global investment management firm that invests the assets of the Canada Pension Plan, has remained silent about a letter sent to it by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) last Friday asking the pension fund manager to review its investment in MBK Partners in terms of its commitment to responsible investment and long-term value creation. Unfortunately, we will not have any comment to this, CPP Investments corporate communications director Connie Ling told The Korea Times via email, Thursday.
The CLC also said it has not yet received a reply from CPP Investments.
Kia auto workers in South Korea launch week-long strike action
Auto workers at Kia Motors have struck again this week, their fourth industrial action within the past month. Workers stopped work last week from Wednesday to Friday and are demanding improvements in pay and other working conditions in a situation where the auto companies and the unions are attempting to impose wage freezes throughout the industry.
South Korean autoworkers strike last year
Workers began their latest strike on Monday and it will last until Friday. Both the day and night shifts at all three of Kia’s plants in Gwangmyeong, Hwaseong, and Gwangju will strike for four hours each on Monday through Thursday and then for six hours each on Friday. Workers are demanding a 120,000 won ($109) monthly wage increase, 30 percent of the company’s operating profits as bonuses, and raising the retirement age from 60 to 65. They are also demanding the restoration of 30 minutes of guaranteed overtime, which the company