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Singapore is not unique when it comes to interactions with unions. Check out out the violent union protests in Korea or Japan.
by refurb 3y ago
Singapore is not unique when it comes to interactions with unions. Check out out the violent union protests in Korea or Japan.
- lmm 3y agoIf you're trying to claim something relevant you're going to have to do so more explicitly.
- refurb 3y agohttps://www.industriall-union.org/korean-trade-unions-protest-against-escalating-repression https://www.industriall-union.org/korean-trade-unions-protes... "On 20 July 2023, the Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) took another strong stand against trade union repression in Korea, calling for an end to the heavy-handed tactics employed by the government." The idea that workers in unions in Asia suddenly have robust worker protections is false.
- lmm 3y agoThe very fact that these fights are happening in 2023 demonstrates that there are, or at least were until recently, strong and active unions. Maybe the Korean government's 2009 law really did depower the unions, and maybe Korea will see a corresponding shortage of workers in air traffic control and similar safety-critical jobs gradually develop as the effect of that works its way through.
- throwaway2037 3y agoCheck out out the violent union protests in Korea or Japan. Could you share some examples in the last 30 years in Japan? I expect that you will find zero. I know less about labor relations in Korea.