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Labor & Environment

Thu, October 17, 2019 | 10:09

Public divided on banning plastic straws

The debate on banning on single-use plastic straws to cut plastic waste is clashing with pursuit of convenience. As over 10 billion plastic straws are used every year in Korea, environmental groups are raising their voice for a ban on disposable plastic products to reduce the litter and other environmental impacts of plastic waste.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-06-07 17:13

'Endangered job security led to tower crane strike'

The massive protest by tower crane operators, which put a halt to construction nationwide for the past two days, was seemingly stemming from concerns over their job security being threatened by the increasing use of smaller, remotely-manned cranes.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-06-05 17:05

Use of disposable cups declined by 72% in 1 year

The use of disposable cups at fast food restaurants and coffee shop chains has decreased by 72 percent one year after the establishments voluntarily began participating in a government initiative to reduce the use of plastic items, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-06-04 17:54

Tower crane sit-in protest

A tower crane is out of operation at an apartment complex construction site in Ulsan, Tuesday, as unionized tower crane operators began a sit-in protest at construction sites Monday afternoon, occupying some 2,500 tower cranes. The workers are protesting against the use of small, ...

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-06-04 17:05

German recruiting website offers info in Korean

Along with recruiting information, the page offers stories of successful Koreans in Germany, career development, visa policies, qualification recognition and other information needed to live in the European country.

Park Si-soo | 2019-06-04 13:36

Better conditions for postal workers

Postal workers stage a rally near Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Thursday, calling for improvement of work conditions to prevent workers from dying from overwork and suicide. Unlike other public sectors that have a five-day workweek, mail carriers work six days a week, and the protesters claim the long working hours are strongly related to their health. Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-30 17:27

Hyundai Heavy union continues sit-in

The ongoing sit-in strike by the union of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is raising concern with local police about it possibly turning violent ahead of the company's shareholders meeting. The union organized the strike to protest HHI's takeover of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-05-29 16:34

Planting rice in the rain

Farmers in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, plant rice seedlings in the rain, Monday. Rice must be grown in water-filled plots. / Yonhap

2019-05-27 17:50

Korea's electricity consumption set new records in 2018 amid heat wave

Korea's per capita electricity consumption set a new record of 10.2 megawatt hours (MWh) last year - 3.3 percent higher than the previous year and higher than neighboring Japan and European Union countries France and Germany - according to a recent report by the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO).

Lee Suh-yoon | 2019-05-27 16:39

Gov't to seek Assembly ratification on core ILO conventions

The government said Wednesday that it would send a motion to the National Assembly for it to ratify key conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The decision came after 10 months of meetings of the Economic, Social and Labor Council that recently ended without reaching a consensus on ratification. Korea has been under pressure from the European Union (EU) to...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-05-22 16:59

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