KMID : 0365220150520020001
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Korean Journal of Public Health 2015 Volume.52 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.16
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Application of Negotiation Theory to Occupational Disease Victims` Struggle against Wonjin Rayon
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Kang Tae-Sun
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Abstract
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Wonjin Rayon Co. occupational disease incident was the milestone of occupational health and safety system and occupational compensation system in South Korea. The outbreak of carbon disulfide poisoning was officially recognized and compensated by occupational disease victims" victory against employer and government. The goals of this study were 1) to understand the development of the struggle step by step 2) to know how did the weak, occupational disease victims get favorable negotiation outcomes from the strong, employer and government. Negotiation power between the negotiation parties was analyzed in the basis of Habeebs"s asymmetric negotiation theory. The occupational disease victims successfully enhanced the issue-specific power with proper alternatives, overwhelming commitment and control, applied use of brinkmanship and threat. The occupational disease victims" struggle against Wonjin Rayon Co. was in well accord with the Habeeb"s negotiation theory.
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KEYWORD
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Wonjin Rayon, occupational disease, asymmetric negotiation
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