Maids and janitors working at LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo’s residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul have filed a court injunction against protestors demonstrating outside their workplace, an LG official confirmed Monday.

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aids and janitors working at LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo’s residence in Hannam-dong, Seoul have filed a court injunction against protesters demonstrating outside their workplace, an LG official confirmed Monday.

He said two housekeepers, three gatekeepers and the driver of Koo’s wife are seeking 1 million won ($912) in compensation from protestors each time they shout the name of their boss, “Koo Bon-moo.”

“As many as 500 protesters have been staging protests outside the residence of LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo since December last year,” a spokesman for the LG Group said, adding that Koo’s workers are also asking the court to prohibit more than two of the protestors from approaching within 30 meters of the house.

“LG Uplus is covering the costs of legal action for the workers, but the protestors have clearly crossed the line, causing extreme stress to those working at Chairman Koo’s house.”

He argued that it is wrong for LG workers or its subcontractors to expect the group chairman to resolve their issues by staging a protest outside his house.

“The protestors are getting too much attention. The media should just ignore them,” he said.

The Irregular Workers Union of LG Uplus has been on strike since November last year for allegedly forcing its service center workers to work more than 70 hours a week, quit the company and join a subcontractor at which they have to do the same work at a lower pay with less benefits.

“We worked even on the weekends to respond to customers’ complaints but the company cut our pays with all sorts of the excuses,” the union said in a statement made on behalf of staff, stressing that LG Uplus refused to offer legally binding commitments, such as a severance pay and national health insurance.

LG Uplus did not respond to The Korea Observer’s request to comment on the ongoing protest near Koo’s house.