Rep. Lee Jae-myung, left, chairman of the principle opposition Democratic Get together of Korea (DPK), shakes palms with Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Chairman Ryu Jin on the Nationwide Meeting in Seoul, Wednesday. It was the primary such assembly since September 2015 between a liberal celebration chief and an FKI chairman. The celebration has prevented assembly the federation, citing the foyer group’s reference to a corruption scandal that unfolded in 2016 and 2017 involving impeached former President Park Geun-hye. In the course of the assembly, Ryu requested Lee to exempt high-income semiconductor researchers from the 52-hour workweek cap and rethink the proposed revision to the Industrial Act. Yonhap
