The KTUC is affiliated with the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively Collective bargaining is provided for under the Industrial Relations Code. The Government sets wages in the large public sector. However, in a few statutory bodies and government-owned companies, employees may negotiate wages and other conditions. In the private sector, individual employees also may negotiate wages with employers.
Negotiations are generally nonconfrontational, in keeping with tradition.
There have been no reports of antiunion discrimination. However, mechanisms exist for resolving any such complaints. There are no export processing zones. The Constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, and it is not practiced. The prohibition does not specifically mention children, but forced and bonded labor by children does not occur.