#protest (5 Posts)
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Samsung's Union Strikes Back: Wage Cuts and Executive Bonuses Spark Outrage
Recently, the union membership at Samsung Electronics has skyrocketed. The union has taken a firm stance against the company, including staging bus protests. According to these union members, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae Yong is commonly referred to as the puppet chairman among company employees, which is attracting attention. In an interview with OhmyNews, the Chairman […]
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Patients in South Korea Can't Get Surgery, Yet Doctors on Strike Are Still Getting Paid
Despite the strike, resident doctors received their salaries, plunging large hospitals into financial difficulties. The government declared that there is “no obligation to pay wages.” In the middle of last month, resident doctors protested against the government’s increased quota for medical schools. After obtaining their medical license, a resident doctor refers to interns and residents […]
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South Korean Plastic Surgeon Claims More Medical Interns Will Assault Female Patients
Plastic surgeon who posted his disapproval of medical school admission quota expansion“If the number of medical students increases, more doctors will grope female patients’ breasts”How many doctors have committed sexual crimes? As resident doctors oppose medical school admission quota expansion and go on strike, the wrongdoings of doctors are being exposed to the world. This time, […]
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Korea's Presidential Office Responds to Doctor's Criticism on Quota Expansion
The President’s office pointed out to the doctors who collectively resist the expansion of medical school quotas, “Nowhere in the world do doctors take extreme actions at the risk of patients’ lives over the number of medical school enrollments.” Seong Tae Yoon, the Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy, held a briefing at the Yongsan Office […]
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Tesla Faces Setback as Swedish Strike Case Ends in Defeat
Tesla has lost its court appeal to mitigate the impact of the Swedish strike. For the past two months, Tesla service workers in Sweden have been on strike to be included in a collective bargaining agreement. The strikes were in support of unionization...