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Minimum Wage at 20 Years of work... After a 22-Day Hunger Strike, It Rose by 140,000 Won.

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KORAIL Networks, whose basic salary remained below the minimum wage even after 20 years of service, has reached a dramatic tentative agreement with management on wage negotiations. Initially, management refused to raise wages, citing the Ministry of Strategy and Finance's total personnel cost guidelines. However, a station worker with 13 years of experience at the company went on a 22-day hunger strike, risking his life, and finally broke throug…
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KORAIL Networks, whose basic salary remained below the minimum wage even after 20 years of service, has reached a dramatic tentative agreement with management on wage negotiations. Initially, management refused to raise wages, citing the Ministry of Strategy and Finance's total personnel cost guidelines. However, a station worker with 13 years of experience at the company went on a 22-day hunger strike, risking his life, and finally broke throug…

·Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Daum broke the news in Seoul, Korea, Republic of on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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