- Registration date2026-02-27
Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) chaired a roundtable with heads of foreign chambers of commerce in Korea on February 26, 2026, at KEPCO in Seoul. The meeting was held ahead of the revised Trade Union Act taking effect on March 10, 2026, to hear views from foreign-invested companies and review on-the-ground conditions.
The meeting was attended by Minister Kim Young-hoon of the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL), as well as representatives of foreign chambers of commerce in Korea, including those from the United States, Europe, and Japan.
In his remarks, Minister Kim said that MOTIR and MOEL had coordinated to prepare guidelines for interpreting the revised Act to reduce uncertainty in labor–management relations and support stable relations through dialogue and cooperation. He added that MOTIR, together with MOEL, will strengthen labor–management communication and set up a hotline for foreign-invested companies.