Naver Joins KEF After FKI... Expanding Response to AI and Labor Issues

Granted Provisional Membership in August Last Year

Naver has become a member of the Korea Employers Federation (KEF). Following its earlier membership with the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the company is taking steps to expand its cooperation with major economic organizations.

According to industry sources on August 12, Naver was granted provisional approval as a KEF member in August last year. After going through resolutions by the board of directors and the regular general meeting in February, Naver has officially become a full member.

Naver headquarters. Photo by Yonhap News

The KEF is an employers’ organization that primarily handles corporate labor-management relations and areas related to human resources and labor affairs. It provides member companies with counseling on labor-management relations, compensation, HR, organizational management, and labor law, while representing business interests in key labor issues such as revisions to labor relations laws.

Previously, Naver joined the FKI last year as well. At the time, the company explained its decision as being motivated by the increasing need for cooperation with traditional industries amid the expansion of AI across sectors. Naver stated that its KEF membership is also an extension of this effort to enhance cooperation within the business community. Both Naver and Kakao joined the FKI together last year.

Some observers are also connecting these moves to recent labor issues. At Naver, the labor union has recently demanded integrated bargaining involving both the headquarters and its affiliates, while the Naver Z union has launched a dispute procedure after wage talks broke down.

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