Kakao's labor, management to engage in second round of talks as strike looms

The Kakao logo is seen at the tech firm's Pangyo office in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Nov. 22, 2023. [YONHAP]

A labor union at Kakao, the operator of Korea's popular messenger service, and the company's management will undergo a second round of mediation with the Gyeonggi Regional Labor Relations Commission later on Wednesday, industry sources said.

The mediation procedures, set to take place at 3 p.m., come after the two sides failed to narrow their differences in the first round of wage talks on May 18, according to sources.

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If the regional labor office decides to suspend the mediation, unionized members at Kakao's headquarters, along with unions at four of the company's affiliates, will secure their right to strike.