SEOUL — South Korea sent an official notice to Kaesong Industrial Complex companies, instructing that they turn down Pyongyang’s demand for a raise in the wages of North Korean workers.

Meanwhile, the North continues to ignore the South’s offer to discuss the matter.

Seoul’s Ministry of Unification sent the notice to the Kaesong companies on Thursday, requesting that they pay the wages of North Korean workers “as they previously did until there is a further inter-Korean agreement on it.”

“(The government) delivered the notice to provide a clear guideline to the companies since it could turn out to be harmful