Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 'yellow envelope bill'

▲ Prime Minister Han Duck-soo speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 1, 2023. (Yonhap)

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Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 'yellow envelope bill'

By Kim Han-joo

SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Friday approved a motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of four contentious bills unilaterally passed by opposition parties last month.

President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to endorse the motion so as to veto the bills, including a pro-labor measure, more commonly known as the "yellow envelope law," aimed at limiting companies from making claims for damages against legitimate labor union disputes.

The three other bills are revisions to broadcasting laws aimed at reducing the government's clout over public broadcasters.

Yoon previously rejected two opposition-led bills -- a nursing act aimed at stipulating the roles and responsibilities of nurses and a revision to the Grain Management Act, which required the government's purchase of surplus rice.

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