North and South Korea have agreed on increasing the minimum salary of Kaesong Industrial Complex workers by 5 percent from $70.35 a month to $73.87.

Wages for July will be paid according to the new agreement.

“The payment since last March will be paid by retroactive application,” staff from the South Korean Ministry of Unification said.

The controversy over wages has been ongoing since last November, as North Korea unilaterally disregarded the annual 5 percent limit on wage increases, prompting the South to insist that the North not change the wage increase without negotiating with them.

North Korea had in