SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Two leaders of a labor union at a construction company were arrested for racketeering Tuesday, as the government stepped up efforts to eliminate corruption within unions in the industry.

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Hur Young-in, the chairman of bakery giant SPC Group, was formally arrested Friday on charges of coercing bakers to quit their labor union. The Seoul Central District Court issued the arrest warrant for the 74-year-old chairman on charges of violating the trade union act, citing concerns about him attempting to ...

Sep 2, 2021 · Yang Kyung-soo, chief of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), was arrested at a KCTU office in Seoul on charges of violating the Assembly and Demonstration Act and the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, as well as traffic disruption.

Nov 10, 2024 · Police apprehended 11 protesters during a large-scale rally against the Yoon Suk Yeol government in downtown Seoul on Saturday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the 11 individuals were taken into custody on charges of obstructing official duties.

Sep 2, 2021 · The police on Thursday arrested the head of a labor umbrella organization over mass rallies held in violation of COVID-19 related regulations.

Jul 28, 2022 · An appellate court upheld a suspended one-year prison term Thursday for Yang Kyung-soo, the chief of one of the country's biggest umbrella labor unions, for organizing mass rallies in central ...

Aug 6, 2021 · Police on Friday sought an arrest warrant for the leader of a labor umbrella group on charges of holding a mass rally last month in violation of COVID-19 rules.

Apr 2, 2024 · The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on Tuesday arrested Hur, who was charged with violating the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act by allegedly forcing bakers at Paris Baguette, a bakery chain run by SPC Group, to withdraw from the labor union.

Oct 27, 2021 · The government arrested a union leader in September 2021 for allegedly violating social distancing requirements by organising the rally. A restrictive press law proposed by the government has been shelved.

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Yonhap) -- The head of a militant umbrella labor union was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, on Thursday for organizing mass rallies earlier this year in violation of COVID-19 regulations.