Opposition lawmaker files bill to lift chipmakers’ 52-hour workweek cap nationwide

Rep. Koh Dong-jin of the main opposition People Power Party introduced a bill Friday to exempt semiconductor research and development personnel nationwide from South Korea’s 52-hour workweek cap. The bill from Koh, a former Samsung Electronics chief executive, comes amid reports that the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea are considering exempting chipmakers in the southwestern Honam region from the workweek cap as part of plans to develop a second semiconductor belt there. The