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Labor Deal Reached After FineTek Workers’ Sit-in Protest atop Smokestack

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The labor union of FineTek, a maker of display equipment, and the management reached a labor deal Friday after two workers staged a sit-in on top of a smokestack at a power plant for more than a year in protest of layoffs. Two of five FineTek unionized workers had [...]

FineTek Workers Hold Year-Long Protest Atop Smokestack

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Three medical professionals visited a combined heat and power plant in Yangcheon district, Seoul yesterday, where two workers are currently holding a protest atop a 75-meter-tall smokestack. After checking the health of the workers, the medical professionals stated that they were worried that the onset of the upcoming winter [...]