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GM S. Korean workers apply for redundancy package
    2018-03-06  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

ALMOST 2,500 workers at General Motors’ South Korean unit, equivalent to 15 percent of its staff, have applied for a redundancy package that the U.S. automaker is offering as part of a drastic restructuring, union officials said.

GM shocked South Korea last month when it said it was closing down one plant and would decide on the fate of three others in the coming weeks — decisions that hang on potential financial support from South Korea and the amount of concessions it can gain from unions.

At the Gunsan factory that is due to be shut down, 941 out of some 2,000 workers applied for the redundancy package, the officials said.

A GM document showed that over the longer term, the U.S. automaker aims to cut 5,000 South Korean jobs but keep production steady if South Korea agrees to its US$2.8 billion proposal for the loss-making operation.

Under the redundancy package, which had an application deadline of March 2, workers are being offered three times their annual base salary, money for college tuition and more than US$9,000 towards a new car.

GM Korea plans to hold another round of talks with the union tomorrow where the two sides may discuss the fate of the workers at the Gunsan plant who did not apply for the package as well as the automaker’s proposals on wages.

The union is under much pressure to make concessions. South Korea’s auto association added its voice Friday, arguing that workers’ wages at GM were high.

“We should not miss the golden opportunity for labor reform,” the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association said in a statement.

The South Korean Government is expected to start due diligence on GM Korea this week as it weighs whether to spend taxpayers’ money to rescue the unit.(SD-Agencies)

 

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