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AI robots to bring 'employment shocks,' Hyundai Motor's South Korea union warns

By Choonsik Yoo ( January 23, 2026, 06:30 GMT | Insight) -- Hyundai Motor’s labor union in South Korea has warned management against deploying humanoid robots at its factories without a prior labor–management agreement, arguing that large-scale installations could trigger "employment shocks." The warning marked the first clear sign of resistance by a major labor union to the spread of AI adoption in South Korea, which aims to lead the global race in the development and use of AI-enabled tools and devices across industry and society.Hyundai Motor’s labor union in South Korea has warned management against attempting to deploy humanoid robots at factories without a prior agreement with the union, saying that large-scale installations of such robots would bring “employment shocks” while boosting company profits....

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