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ECCK wary of labor legal fog despite bullish Korea outlook
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A single date — March 10th — may come to redefine the landscape of South Korea's labor relations, when the amended Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, known as the "Yellow Envelope" bill, took effect. For the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea, the law's enactment confirmed what it had long feared: collective bargaining rights now extend beyond a direct employment contract, reordering how companies must think about their entire supply chain. “The uncertainty regarding the new law