Nam Hyun-woo has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2013, mostly covering business and politics. He currently belongs to the Business Desk where he covers topics such as emerging tech, AI, ICT and Korea's chaebol community. Prior to joining the team, he was the paper's correspondent for the presidential office of Korea during the Yoon Suk Yeol and Moon Jae-in administrations.
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British American Tobacco Korea CEO Matthieu Juery, left, and BAT Korea Sacheon Factory Labor Union head Koo Sung-il pose with an agreement on the factory workers' salary for the next three years and collective bargaining from 2019 to 2021 during a signing ceremony at the company's headquarters in Seoul, Thursday. BAT Korea said Friday the agreement is the second three-year agreement without conflict following the previous 2015-2018 agreement, and it includes details on extending welfare benefits and increasing starting salaries for new employees. Courtesy of BAT Korea
By Nam Hyun-woo