{"id":777048024,"date":"2026-09-30T08:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777048024"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:53:55","slug":"jeju-dream-tower-casino-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/jeju-dream-tower-casino-strike","title":{"rendered":"Jeju Dream Tower strike puts Golden Week Operations in focus\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The labour dispute comes as the casino prepares for a major tourist influx from China\u2019s Golden Week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around 400 Jeju Dream Tower casino employees are taking part in a five-day strike.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workers are seeking shorter shifts, higher starting salaries and a formal performance bonus system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Management says annual wages rose 5 per cent each year from 2022 to 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The casino aims to maintain full operations during China\u2019s October 1-7 Golden Week holiday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea.- <strong>Jeju Dream Tower <\/strong>casino workers have launched a five-day strike over shift schedules, starting pay and promotion-related wage gaps. The dispute follows an earlier two-day strike and comes as the foreigner-only casino prepares for increased visitation during China\u2019s Golden Week holiday period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike began at 7am on Monday, September 28, and is scheduled to end on Saturday, October 3. According to the union representing the staff, around 400 employees are participating. It argues that working conditions have not kept up with the casino&#8217;s rapid business expansion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns include shift duration. Casino dealers typically work 80 minutes followed by a 20-minute break, but shifts sometimes reach 120 continuous minutes during busy periods, the union says. It&#8217;s seeking to reduce work shifts to 60 minutes, noting that walking to the break rooms can take up to 10 minutes of the allocated rest time. It also wants higher starting salaries for new hires, a formal performance bonus system, and reduced pay gaps between departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Casino management responds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Management at Jeju Dream Tower has said that the venue remains open and operational despite the labour dispute. It&#8217;s defended current practices, explaining that the 80-minute work and 20-minute break schedule is standard international practice widely used in major casino hubs like Macau and Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Management said pay has increased by 5 per cent every year from 2022 to 2026, a rate that exceeds local inflation. Promoted employees received additional raises of 5 to 10 per cent during this period, it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strike coincides with the start of <strong>China&#8217;s Golden Week holiday<\/strong>, running from October 1 to 7, which is a key travel period when the foreigner-only casino expects a major influx of international tourists. Management said mitigation plans are underway to ensure the venue can operate at full capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Why are Jeju Dream Tower casino workers on strike?<\/strong> The union is demanding shorter shifts, higher starting salaries, a formal performance bonus system and narrower pay gaps between departments after promotions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How is Jeju Dream Tower responding to the strike?<\/strong> Management says the casino remains operational and is taking measures to maintain full capacity during China\u2019s Golden Week, from October 1 to 7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Jeju-Dream-Tower-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/jeju-dream-tower-union-plans-second-strike\">Jeju Dream Tower union plans second strike<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The labour dispute comes as the casino prepares for a major tourist influx from China\u2019s Golden Week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777023693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Jeju Dream Tower casino employees have initiated a five-day strike, demanding shorter shifts, higher starting salaries, and a formal performance bonus system. This labor dispute coincides with China's Golden Week holiday, a critical period for the foreigner-only casino, which aims to maintain full operations despite the industrial action.","focusai_entities":"Jeju Dream Tower","focusai_location":"South Korea, Jeju, Macau, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Golden Week GGR Impact?","query":"What is the projected financial impact of this labor dispute on Jeju Dream Tower's GGR and NGR during China's Golden Week, considering the stated mitigation strategies?"},{"label":"Regulatory Scrutiny Risk?","query":"How might South Korean labor regulators or gaming authorities assess the operational stability and worker welfare practices at Jeju Dream Tower in light of this prolonged dispute and its potential impact on B2C operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16338],"tags":[23765,152,25424,21723],"class_list":["post-777048024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-jeju-dream-tower","tag-south-korea","tag-strike","tag-workers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777048024"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777048036,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777048024\/revisions\/777048036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777023693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777048024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777048024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777048024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}