The labor ministry has decided to request that businesses disclose their employee turnover data when hiring new graduates as a way to stem abusive employment practices by so-called black companies, a ministry source said.
A black company is a term that refers to an employer that signs up a large number of new graduates assuming many of them will quit due to harsh working conditions such as extended overtime, low wages and harassment.
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