Calling for increasing minimum wage to 12,000 won

Calling for increasing minimum wage to 12,000 won

Yang Kyung-soo, leader of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), speaks as members of the two biggest umbrella labor unions -- the KCTU and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions -- hold a press conference in Seoul on April 26, 2023, to launch a campaign to achieve a 25 percent increase in the hourly minimum wage to 12,000 won (US$9.10) from this year's 9,620 won. (Yonhap)

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