About 300 union members blamed Naver for avoiding direct accountability by forcing separate, decentralized negotiations across its affiliates.<\/p>\n
\n Unionized Naver workers gather in the lobby of Naver 1784 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, during a rally calling for integrated bargaining on Aug. 20.
\n YONHAP\n <\/p>\n
Unionized members of Naver, Korea’s major portal operator, called on the company Thursday to engage in integrated bargaining that encompasses its affiliates.<\/p>\n
Around 300 members made the demand as they gathered at the lobby of the company’s second office building in Gyeonggi, south of Seoul. The members blamed Naver for avoiding direct accountability as the parent company by forcing separate, decentralized negotiations across its affiliates instead of engaging in groupwide bargaining.<\/p>\n
“Over the last year, 16 affiliates engaged in a total of 150 negotiations, which lasted for around 1,000 hours, but none of the management from the affiliates were able to make a decision before the headquarters reached a deal,” the union said.<\/p>\n
They demanded an end to such arrangements, saying they result in a huge waste of resources and discriminate against affiliates.<\/p>\n
Reflecting this stance, unionized members sent an official letter to Naver’s headquarters at 2 p.m., demanding the signing of a collective bargaining agreement across 16 affiliates.<\/p>\n
In the letter, members demanded that the parent company improve its integrated management process, expand employee welfare and establish a centralized labor-management relationship, among others.<\/p>\n
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