Unlike in France, Korea’s unions back higher retirement age. Why?

“In many advanced economies, efforts to raise the retirement age have triggered fierce opposition from labor unions, as seen in France in recent years. In South Korea, the opposite is happening. The country's two largest labor federations have joined forces to demand a higher retirement age, arguing that workers face a growing income cliff between retirement and pension eligibility. The debate reflects the pressure facing the world's fastest-aging society: People are being pushed out of work befo

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