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2009-06-30 China-Japan-Koreas

S. Korea: 'no' to Nork demands over Kaesong business park

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Posted by Steve White 2009-06-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Kaesong workers are only paid $75/month? That's hardly enough to eat bark on after deducting $70/month for the Party.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-06-30 07:37|| 2009-06-30 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Chosun Ilbo:
The basic monthly salary of North Korean workers at the complex is US$63.4, consisting of $55.1 in wages and $8.3 in social insurance. In addition, overtime work pay amounts to between $11 to 18.3 a month, and a welfare package subsidizing lunches, snacks and transport costs is provided at a range of between $36.6 and 47.9 per month. In total, the monthly salary of a North Korean worker ranges from $110 to 130, which, the companies argue, is comparable to that earned by workers in China and Vietnam.

A survey of some 40 firms operating at the complex was carried out after the first round of talks on April 25 to discover why these firms were having difficulty accepting North Korea's demands. According to the survey, the productivity of an individual North Korean worker is just 33 percent that of a South Korean worker. In comparison, the productivity of Chinese and Vietnamese workers is 96 and 85 percent that of South Korean workers, respectively.

Posted by ed 2009-06-30 08:42|| 2009-06-30 08:42|| Front Page Top

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