Ministry of Employment and Labor conducts search and seizure of main contractor Company B... Measures taken following a complaint alleging that a subcontractor was caused to go bankrupt with the intention of destroying the union

On the 30th, the Cheonan Branch of the Daejeon Regional Labor Office of the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that it had deployed about 20 labor inspectors, including the digital forensics team, to execute a search and seizure warrant at the headquarters of Company B in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, which is the main contractor of Company A, an automobile parts manufacturer within the jurisdiction.

This search and seizure was the result of an unfair labor practice complaint filed against the representatives of Company A and Company B, alleging that Company B, the main contractor, intentionally caused Company A to go bankrupt for the purpose of destroying the labor union of Company A, a subcontractor.

In the meantime, the Cheonan branch office has been conducting arbitrary investigations, including investigations of related persons, but decided that a compulsory investigation was inevitable in order to clearly confirm whether there was a conspiracy to engage in unfair labor practices between the primary and subcontractors and whether the primary contractor was involved, so it began a search and seizure.

Jeon Joon-hyun, head of the Cheonan branch, said, "The act of unfairly interfering in the organization and operation of the labor union by taking advantage of the relationship between primary and subcontractors is a serious crime that shakes the foundation of labor-management relations. We will thoroughly investigate the facts through a thorough analysis of the seized items and related investigations, and we plan to conduct a strict investigation in accordance with laws and principles."