Seoul refuses 10% wage increase in Gaeseong
The government said it cannot accept Pyongyang's demand for a 10 percent wage hike for workers at the inter-Korean industrial complex in its border town of Gaeseong, the Ministry of Unification said Monday.
"Over the past several years, the salaries in Gaeseong rose 5 percent a year. But the rates were frozen last year because the industrial park closed down amid rising tension on the Korean peninsula," a ministry official said.
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[주요 어휘]
refuse 거절하다, 사절하다
hike (가격, 경비) 인상, 급등
border 경계, 국경
freeze (임금, 가격 등을) 동결하다
close down 폐쇄하다
tension 긴장
