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Yulchon LLC Legal Insight: Korea's New Pro-Union Yellow Envelope Act Passes
ITCCK
2025-09-03
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[법무법인 율촌] Korea’s New Pro-Union Yellow Envelope Act Passes - #3848929v1_AD_.pdf (373.6 KB)
The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ITCCK) is pleased to share a legal update prepared by our esteemed Member, Yulchon LLC, highlighting a major development in South Korea’s labor law landscape.
On August 24, 2025, Korea’s National Assembly passed the so-called “Yellow Envelope Act” by a vote of 183 to 3, with the conservative opposition party boycotting the vote. The president is expected to quickly sign the bill into law and promulgate it, after which it will become effective six months later, probably in late March 2026. This new law represents a seismic pro-labor shift in Korea’s already union-friendly legal regime.
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