Commission votes down proposal to differentiate minimum wage
Social affairsJul 10, 2018
South Korea's commission for the minimum wage on Tuesday voted down a proposal to differentiate minimum pay by business sector, dealing a blow to employers' push for the move. (Yonhap)The Minimum Wage Commission, comprising those representing the public interest, workers and employers, rejected the proposal in a 14-9 vote. Of the 23 participants in the poll, five were from the labor side and nine spoke for the public interest. Following the vote, the employers' representatives left the room in p