US EditionLotte Dept. Store Under Fire for Asking Customer to Remove Union Vest
Lotte Department Store faced backlash after staff asked a union member to remove his vest amid complaints, sparking debate over discrimination against about 185,000 Korean Metal Workers' Union members.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Won-jeong = A Lotte Department Store security guard is causing controversy by asking union members who visited the store to take off their 'union vests'...
Lotte Dept. Store under fire for asking customer to remove union vest
A confrontation between a customer wearing a labor union vest and staff at Lotte Department Store’s Jamsil branch has ignited fierce criticism online, fueling debate over possible discrimination against union members and labor activists. A video posted late Tuesday on X, formerly Twitter, shows staff at the store’s food court approaching a man wearing a vest affiliated with the Korean Metal Workers’ Union (KMWU), which is part of the Korean Conf…
[Digital Daily Reporter Yoo Chae-ri] A controversy has arisen at Lotte Department Store's Jamsil branch after union members who visited the store for a meal were asked to remove their union vests. According to videos posted on X (formerly Twitter) on the 12th, members of the Korean Metal Workers' Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions were stopped by security guards at around 7 p.m. on the 10th while wearing union vests while eating i…
Lotte Department Store apologizes after 'antiunion' video goes viral
Lotte Department Store apologized after a security guard told labor union members who were eating at one of its locations to remove their union vests. Labor groups are criticizing the incident as an act of hostility toward union activity.
[Reporter Kim Si-yeon] ▲ I went to the food court wearing a union vest and was told to 'take it off'... Controversy over human rights violations at Lotte Department Store A controversy over human rights violations has arisen after a customer was asked to take off his union vest at a restaurant in a large department store because it made other customers uncomfortable. *Related article: https://omn.kr/2gcuo *Video provided by: Stekki (nickname) *R…
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