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The Jeju Broadcasting Co Union (JIBS Union) in Korea ended its 77 days of strike and signed an agreement with the management of Jeju Broadcasting as of 1st June 2015. Most of the union demands were included in the agreement as follows:

1. Management and Company will compose Fair Broadcasting Committee and formulate the guidelines of fair broadasting and enhancing the production capacity.

2. JIBS Union will participate in the New Business Committee so that the transparancy of the New Business  activities will be checked. The profits from the New Business will be used to improve working conditions and the production environment at Jeju Broadcasting.

3. In terms of improving the production environment, the management of Jeju Broadcasting will review the standard production cost by the Programme Restructing. The management and the union will further discuss this issue.

4. Both sides agreed a 5% wage increase for 2014 and the company will upgrade the wage level to CheongJu Broadcasting Co by 2017.

Brother Kim Hwan-Kyun, NUMW president says "Jeju Broadcasting Workers Union members owe great debt to Jeju citizens and the community who supported the union strike. And we have to return this to them with high quality broadcasting. If we fail, Jeju citizens will take a rod for us".

Brother Boo Hyun-Il, Jeju Broadcasting Workers Union President expressed a great thankfulness to the citizens and promised that "Jeju Broadcasting will be repositioned the leading broadcasting for the Jeju community".