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• SKorean company takes tough anti-smoking stance 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-04-07

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South Korean steelmaker Posco has sent its employees a tough no smoking message and may require them to take blood tests to check if they have kicked the habit.

Company officials said Tuesday that CEO Chung Joon-yang wants Posco, which employs 16,000 people, to be smoke-free by the end of year. . . .

But Noh Hee-bum, a spokesman at the Constitutional Court, says the move could violate South Korea's Constitution, which guarantees the people's right to seek happiness.

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