The 'HMM Land and Sea Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference' was held on the 2nd at the Financial and Office Workers' Union meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Participants are holding hands for a commemorative photo. From the left in the photo: Jeon Jeong-geun, Chairman of the Sea Labor Union; Kim Jin-man, Chairman of the Land Labor Union; Lee Jae-jin, Chairman of the Financial and Office Workers' Union; Kim Doo-young, Chairman of the National Maritime Labor Union Council.


The HMM labor and management reached a dramatic agreement after an 18-hour meeting during additional negotiations on wages and collective agreements (wage and collective agreement) that started at 2 p.m. the previous day. The agreement includes a 7.9% wage increase for both land employees and sea employees (seafarers), retroactively applied from January 1, 2021, a 650% bonus and productivity incentive payment (to be paid within the year), and an average welfare expense increase of about 2.7%.



The "HMM Land and Sea Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference" was held on the 2nd at the Office and Financial Workers' Union meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Participants are holding hands for a commemorative photo. From the left: Jeon Jeong-geun, Chairman of the Sea Labor Union; Kim Jin-man, Chairman of the Land Labor Union; Lee Jae-jin, Chairman of the Office and Financial Workers' Union; Kim Doo-young, Chairman of the National Maritime Labor Union Council. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

The "HMM Land and Sea Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference" was held on the 2nd at the Office and Financial Workers' Union meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Participants are holding hands for a commemorative photo. From the left: Jeon Jeong-geun, Chairman of the Sea Labor Union; Kim Jin-man, Chairman of the Land Labor Union; Lee Jae-jin, Chairman of the Office and Financial Workers' Union; Kim Doo-young, Chairman of the National Maritime Labor Union Council. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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Jeon Jeong-geun, chairman of the HMM Maritime Labor Union, is announcing the negotiation results at the 'HMM Land and Maritime Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference.' / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

Jeon Jeong-geun, chairman of the HMM Maritime Labor Union, is announcing the negotiation results at the 'HMM Land and Maritime Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference.' / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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Lee Jae-jin, Chairman of the Office and Financial Workers' Union, is speaking at the 'HMM Land and Maritime Union Joint Emergency Press Conference.' / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

Lee Jae-jin, Chairman of the Office and Financial Workers' Union, is speaking at the 'HMM Land and Maritime Union Joint Emergency Press Conference.' / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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Kim Jin-man, Chairman of the HMM Land Labor Union, is announcing the negotiation results at the 'HMM Land and Sea Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference.' / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

Kim Jin-man, Chairman of the HMM Land Labor Union, is announcing the negotiation results at the 'HMM Land and Sea Labor Unions Joint Emergency Press Conference.' / Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

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