HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to refund foreign workers' deducted meal costs

Following disagreements over changes to foreign workers' pay structure, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced improvements that included retroactive refunds of meal costs previously deducted. The company said about 1,600 of its foreign workers were covered; approximately 7 million won per person was an average, not necessarily each individual's payment.

The earlier restructuring changed the composition of basic pay and fixed overtime allowances, leading some workers to raise concerns about actual pay and working hours. The discussion looks beyond total compensation to its components, hours worked and explanations in languages employees can understand.