Hana Tour Executives Announce Statement: "No More Artificial Restructuring"

On the 9th, in front of the Hana Tour headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Hana Tour union officials are holding a picket protest urging the withdrawal of the layoffs.

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The management of Hana Tour has announced that they will no longer carry out artificial restructuring measures such as voluntary retirement.

On the 15th, Kim Jin-guk and Song Mi-seon, co-CEOs of Hana Tour, issued an official statement saying, "We apologize for not being able to share every effort made to overcome the crisis the company is facing and for the lack of sufficient communication." They also firmly stated, "There are no plans for artificial restructuring anymore."

According to Hana Tour, after unpaid leave was implemented in June last year due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, full-scale workforce reductions began in mid-January this year. The Hana Tour labor union claimed that they were forced into voluntary retirement during this process and started protests in front of the headquarters from this month.

The co-CEOs said, "Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, we are in a desperate situation where critical decisions must be made to ensure the company's survival," and added, "The management sincerely regrets that employees are also going through difficult times."

This statement from Hana Tour's management is known to have been made at the request of the 'Hana Tour Development Council (Habalhyeop).' A Hana Tour official explained, "We recently received a request from Habalhyeop for a clear statement regarding employees' job security and the company's policies and direction."

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