"DP passes contentious bills as PPP backs down on filibuster threat," 9 November 2023

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) passed a pro-labor bill and other controversial measures on Thursday.

The proposed amendment to the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, widely referred to as the “yellow envelope bill,” would prevent companies from pursuing compensatory damages from labor unions that go on strike, while the other three measures would revise existing broadcasting laws to reduce the government’s influence over public broadcasters.

[...] While the bills’ passage was all but guaranteed given the DP's absolute majority in the National Assembly, they are still subject to presidential approval.

The PPP [People Power Party] earlier said it would ask President Yoon Suk Yeol to veto the bills if the DP pushes them through the National Assembly.

Yoon has previously rejected two DP-sponsored pieces of legislation.

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