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The ILO's Committee on Freedom of Association commits to take up the issue of Protection Contracts in Mexico and calls on the government to hold constructive dialogue with unions and employers, as it considers IMF's complaints on Union Autonomy, Protection Contracts and Precarious Work.Apr 07, 2011
After another successful ruling in the courts in South Korea, KMWU is demanding that Hyundai bring all its subcontracted workers into direct employment.Feb 17, 2011
GM Daewoo signs agreement reinstating 15 members of the precarious workers chapter of the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU). The struggle for direct employment and the regularization of in-house subcontracted workers will continue, but this agreement represents an important victory for the workers.Feb 03, 2011
South Korean GM Daewoo workers engage in a high-altitude sit-in protest for over one month. For more than three years precarious workers at GM Daewoo have continuously faced dismissals and union repression. The IMF joins with the Korean Metal Workers' Union in calls for international support.Jan 13, 2011
Ending a one month sit-in strike, subcontracted workers at Hyundai in Korea returned to work and began negotiations with the company. At the heart of the dispute are the workers' demands for full union rights and to be recognized as permanent workers, in line with an earlier Supreme Court decision.Dec 16, 2010
Hyundai Motor precarious workers in Ulsan, Korea continue strike after demanding the company employ in-house subcontracted workers directly.Nov 24, 2010
KMWU secures another court victory in the struggle to protect the rights to join a union and bargain collectively for in-house subcontracted workers at Hyundai Motors, who on average earn less than 50 to 60 per cent of the wages of direct employees.Nov 18, 2010
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