Korea's Yellow Envelope Law:
It's Everybody's Problem?

South Korea's Yellow Envelope Act took effect last month — and within weeks, nearly 700 union demands had landed on primary contractors' desks. The government issued a 50-page guideline to clarify things. It didn't.

Employers are scrambling to figure out if using a KakaoTalk group chat to communicate with subcontractors makes them a de facto employer. Workers are gaining bargaining rights they're not sure will translate into real gains. And younger Koreans — many of whom are the law's intended beneficiaries — remain the most skeptical.

For this month's Seoul Circuit, Korea Risk Group's Executive Director Jeongmin Kim — who has reported on the law from both the employer and worker perspective — joins us for an open evening of discussion. 

No slides. No formal positions. 

Just a small group of people with different stakes in the same question, in a room together.

April 28, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM