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2019
Woongjin Coway union protests Netmarble takeover and demands job security
Public backlash
In 2019, the maintenance workers' union at Woongjin Coway protested Netmarble's takeover of the company. The union demanded an open discussion of the acquisition and job security for workers. It also expressed concern about possible layoffs. The reported event concerns the union's protest and its demands; it does not establish that layoffs occurred. The source is a Korea Times article on the backlash Netmarble faced from the Woongjin Coway union.
Woongjin Coway maintenance workers' union protested Netmarble's takeover, demanding an open discussion and job security. The union also expressed concern about possible layoffs; the article reports the protest and demands, not a determination that layoffs occurred.
Source excerpt
Members of the maintenance workers' union at Woongjin Coway display banners demanding Netmarble have an open discussion and guarantee their job security in front of the company's headquarters in Seoul, Oct. 29.
The union's demands include “transparency” in Netmarble's purchase of a 25 percent stake in the company and guaranteeing job security for maintenance workers.