Five-day workweek stirs debate among wholesalers

200 wholesalers in Seoul decided to forcibly adopt the five-day workweek system from this month, in a bid to reduce the workload for wholesalers' employees.

However, Kim Chung-soo, an auditor of the Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, opposed the decision because he think there will be inconvenience in operating drug distribution services if wholesalers close their office on Satu...