The engine developers did not like the company's approach.
Protesting employees of Unity Korea. Photo source — This Is Game
As the Korean portal This Is Game reports, the strike was organized by the Unity Korea union. They accused the company of forcing employees to resign—allegedly, due to the specifics of South Korea's labor laws, Unity could not simply conduct mass layoffs. Instead, it created conditions where many had to resign on their own.
The union specifically claims that since the end of last year, Unity transferred several Korean employees to a "standby mode," temporarily suspending them from work until tasks became available for them. Meanwhile, it also reduced their salaries by 30%.
It is reported that as a result, the staff of Unity Korea was reduced to 120 people. It is unknown how many employees there were just before the layoffs, but at its peak, the branch employed more than 230 people.
Unity itself disagrees with the accusations. The company stated that all of its staffing decisions in South Korea strictly comply with the country's laws.