71% of office workers say ”labor union is necessary”...When asked why they can't join, they say ”fear of disadvantage” - South Korean opinion poll

A survey revealed that more than 7 out of 10 Korean office workers believe that a labor union is necessary in the workplace. Why small and medium-sized company employees are still unable to join a labor union
The most common answer was ``fear of disadvantage in the workplace.'' Workplace Power Harassment 119, a civil society group, commissioned Global Research, a specialized public opinion poll organization, to find out that 2-3 days of last month, 119 people across the country aged 19 and over
The company announced on the 4th that this was the result of an online survey of 1,000 company employees. According to the survey results, 71.4% of respondents said, 'We need a union in the workplace.
', and only 28.6% answered 'not necessary'. Those who answered that it was necessary for the union to provide ``employment stability'' (89.4%), ``improve welfare benefits'' (88.4%), and ``raise wages.''
Respondents answered that it was ``beneficial'' for such reasons as ``preventing unfair treatment such as bullying in the workplace'' (84.5%) and ``preventing unfair treatment such as bullying in the workplace'' (84.0%). However, the reality is that many employees of small and medium-sized enterprises do not join labor unions.
. When asked about the reason for this (multiple answers allowed), ``fear of disadvantage in the workplace'' was the most common response at 39.1%. ``I don't have confidence in the existing labor union activities'' (34.4%);
This was followed by ``Participating in a union is a burden'' (31.9%) and ``The barrier to joining a union is high'' (19.9%). 'The two major labor unions are making efforts to resolve the issue of non-union workers.
When asked 'Do you think so?', more than half of the respondents (57.3%) answered 'I don't think so.' 42.7% of respondents answered 'I agree'.
Based on these survey results, Workplace Power Harassment 119 has decided to organize an 'online labor union' in the first half of this year.
are doing. Labor consultant Park Sung-woo, head of the Online Labor Union Promotion Committee, said, ``If you try to bargain collectively by company, you are effectively forced to form a company-specific union, and unless you have a certain number of employees, you will not be able to form a union.
I can't do it either. An alternative is to create industry-specific online labor unions that anyone who wants to join can easily join and become active in."
Although there are many cases of consultation and information provision regarding workplace power harassment 119, the scale is small.
The organization has designated small and medium-sized hospitals, social welfare facilities, and lecturers and trainers as ``priority industries'' where it is difficult to form a union, and will begin recruiting members from this month.