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Article

8 Aug 2002

Author:
Lim Bong-soo, JoongAng Ilbo [South Korea]

Labor unions decry use of surveillance methods [South Korea]

CAPS, a security company, blocked access for labor union members to the union's homepage in April...More and more companies are adopting containment policies against labor unions, blocking homepages and adding surveillance to labor activities. Labor unions say that such diversionary moves suppress unions, but it is hard to judge whether the new policies are illegal or not. [refers also to action taken by Korea East-West Power Co, Hotel Lotte, Jaeneung Education Institute Co.]