South Korea's National Assembly will hold its last plenary session of the year this afternoon to vote on bills related to people's livelihoods.
Some 80 non-contested bills are expected to be passed,... which includes one on giving child benefits to parents with children aged six or under -- regardless of their income,... and another aimed at curbing harassment in the workplace.
It's unclear whether rival lawmakers will be voting on a set of bills aimed at boosting transparency and rooting out accounting fraud at kindergartens,... as well as a revision to the occupational safety act that will limit the outsourcing of dangerous work.
Negotiations have been ongoing,... but rival parties have failed to narrow their differences.
The floor leaders of the parties are expected to meet before the plenary session,... in an attempt to reach a compromise.