Mega Special Zone bill draws labor backlash over deregulation

The government is preparing legislation that would ease labor regulations in planned Mega Special Zones for advanced industries, which has been drawing strong opposition from labor groups, according to local media reports. Local daily Hankyoreh reported Thursday, citing government and National Assembly sources, that the Industry Ministry plans to submit a bill on the designation and management of Mega Special Zones in early August. This includes a semiconductor cluster in the southwestern Honam

By The Korea Herald