Korea Optical workers lose appeal seeking jobs at Nitto affiliate

Dismissed workers from Korea Optical High-Tech, who staged a 600-day rooftop protest after the company shut its fire-damaged plant, suffered another legal setback Thursday as an appeals court rejected their claim that another Nitto Denko affiliate should have taken over their employment.

The Seoul High Court upheld a ruling that Korea Nitto Optical did not commit unfair dismissal by refusing to hire the former workers, according to the Korean Metal Workers’ Union.

The dispute began after a fire ...