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Bakery Giant  SPC’s CEO Arrested for Allegedly Coercing Bakers to Resign from Labor Union

Bakery Giant SPC’s CEO Arrested for Allegedly Coercing Bakers to Resign from Labor Union

SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The CEO of bakery and beverage giant SPC Group was arrested Monday on charges of forcing bakers at an affiliated firm to quit their labor union and bribing a prosecution investigator. The Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Hwang Jae-bok, citing concerns he could destroy evidence. [...]

Bakery Giant SPC’s CEO Questioned for Allegedly Forcing Bakers to Quit Labor Union

Bakery Giant SPC’s CEO Questioned for Allegedly Forcing Bakers to Quit Labor Union

SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors questioned the CEO of bakery and beverage giant SPC Group on Wednesday as part of an investigation into allegations that an affiliated firm forced bakers to quit their labor union. SPC CEO Hwang Jae-bok appeared at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office as a suspect over allegations that [...]

SPC’s Safety Apology Questioned After Another Accident

SPC’s Safety Apology Questioned After Another Accident

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Another workplace accident has occurred at a subsidiary of the food and beverage giant SPC Group, marking the second such event at the factory following a fatal accident last year when an employee lost their life due to operating machinery without adhering to basic safety regulations. The SPC chairman issued [...]

Boycott Movement Against SPC Spreads Among Universities Following Young Worker’s Death

Boycott Movement Against SPC Spreads Among Universities Following Young Worker’s Death

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — College students are boycotting South Korean food and beverage giant SPC Group following the death of a young worker at a bread-making factory. “The death machine that made ‘blood-stained bread’ ends now,” posters that were put up across the Seoul National University campus by a student club said. A [...]

Boycott of Bakery Giant SPC Spreads Due After Lukewarm Company Response to Factory Worker’s Death

Boycott of Bakery Giant SPC Spreads Due After Lukewarm Company Response to Factory Worker’s Death

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A boycott of South Korea’s food and beverage giant SPC Group is spreading among consumers after a young worker in her 20s died at a factory affiliated with the group. The 23-year-old employee at the factory affiliated with the group in Pyeongtaek, 65 kilometers south of Seoul, died Saturday [...]