POSCO draws backlash over plan to directly hire subcontracted workers

Controversy is growing over POSCO’s plan to directly hire around 7,000 subcontracted workers performing manual labor at its plants in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, and Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province. While existing employees criticized the decision as unfair and voiced concerns that the company would cut welfare benefits to offset higher labor costs, subcontracted workers claimed they would continue to face wage discrimination even after being directly hired. “Management should not overlook our efforts to join the company or the value of each employee’s work,” the leader of POSCO’s regular workers’ union said after the company announced the plan Wednesday. “We will not accept any reduction in welfare benefits as the number of employees increases.” Some employees expressed frustration. “Hardworking staff have become discouraged and are considering leaving the company,” one employee wrote on Blind, an anonymous social media platform for verified workers. POSCO said the move is intended to halt the long-standing practice of outsourcing dangerous work and to conclude

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