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Kakao wage deal ends labor dispute after first-ever strikes

Source
The Korea Herald - Business
Source link
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10834457
Published
2026-08-07 16:37:14
Discovered by ProcIntel
2026-08-07 08:34:30
Category
Procurement & Supply Chain News
Geography
South Korea
Organisations
Review status
Pending
Record type
REAL

Summary

Kakao said Friday it has reached a final wage agreement with its labor union, bringing an end to a dispute that led to the company’s first strikes since its founding. The agreement, approved in a vote by union members, calls for a 6.3 percent increase in the company’s overall salary budget and a special payment of 3 million won ($2,115) to employees. “We will faithfully implement the agreement reached through the negotiations,” a Kakao official said. “We will continue working together to create

Procurement Relevance Gate

FAIL — score 19.3/100 — evaluated 2026-08-07 08:34:30
Matched indicators (labour_disruption, geographic_exposure) fall short of the pass threshold (19.3/20.0).
  • labour_disruption (weight 8) — matched on "labor dispute"
  • geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"

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