A South Korean labor union held a press conference last week at the Jeju Provincial Office imploring officials at Jeju Shinhwa World to stop the mass layoff of its casino workers.
According to Asia Gaming Brief, the Jeju Tourism Service Union alleges that the casino’s management is pushing its workers to take voluntary retirement.
“All workers accepted paid and unpaid leave and worked without receiving normal wages for over a year,” the union stated. “We waited together with a heart to overcome. However, (management) is driving the workers who have endured hard work to the streets. People with management rights should be held responsible for management failures, so why are they trying to take away workers’ rice bowls?
“The company must take all measures to normalize its management before carrying out human resource restructuring,” the statement continued. “First, we need to have a sincere dialogue with the union to overcome the crisis.” According to local media reports, the operator has denied that restructuring had been discussed.
“The fact that the situation in the Jeju casino industry is not good is a fact that all employees know. As a result, only voluntary retirees are being accepted,” said a management executive.
