Violent skirmish reported in Posco mill site in India No letting-up in the 8-year opposition to $12B project By Ara Cho On Feb. 5, Abhaya Sahu, head of Posco Protirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), an organization leading the protests against Posco, went on hunger strike near Govindpur in the eastern Indian state of Odisha to… Continue Reading »
Samsung Electronics showed recently clearly two sides of its company. Market research firms declared Samsung as the first top seller of smart phones worldwide. Last year the conglomerate sold over 95 million and therewith surpassed its business competitors as Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola, by far. But the competition of course does not stop… Continue Reading »
New two-shift system at Doowon Precision Industry found to be human rights & business friendly – May 27, 2011 As an alternative for current practice of the firms operating on 24 hour basis, a new two-shift system that reduces the workload by restricting labor after midnight has recently been getting public attention. The Hankyoreh introduced… Continue Reading »
News Brief January 29, 2011 Conscript Police Officer Commits Suicide A 21-year-old conscript police… Continue Reading »