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Wed, November 21, 2018 | 17:30

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Brake on parcel couriers' trucks puts carts in the picture

An odd sight is occurring at an apartment complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. Instead of trucks, door-to-door parcel delivery is done by pull cart.The trucks are nowhere in sight.This apartment complex has a pedestrian-only park, forcing all cars to use the underground parking lots.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-17 16:25

Great white shark caught in Geoje

A great white shark was caught in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday. It weighed 300 kilograms and was four meters long. The sharks are known to attack sea turtles, birds, sea lions and sometimes people. Geoje is setting up some shark protection before opening the beach for visitors in July.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-17 16:24

Job creation remains sluggish

South Korea's jobless rate fell slightly in April due to a rise in employment in the health care, financial service and public service sectors, but job creation still remained weak, government data showed Wednesday.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-16 10:07

Labor productivity low despite long working hours

The country's hourly labor productivity recorded a value of $34.3 last year, up $1.4 from the previous year, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data. The hourly labor productivity is equal to GDP per capita divided by the total working hours. This is the largest increase in seven years since 2010 when the increase was $1.6.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-14 17:30

Seoul to ban old diesels cars on air-polluted days

By Kim Jae-heunOld diesel cars will be banned from being driven in Seoul when heavy fine dust alerts are issued.The Seoul Metropolitan Government ordered that diesel vehicles, registered before Dec. 31, 2005, will be restricted in downtown Seoul from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. when emergency action against heavy air pollution is needed. Any violators will be fined 100,000 won ($94). The restriction will take effect next month after a regulation review. According to government data, 200,000 vehicles are subject to the restriction in Seoul and 2.2 million nationwide. Given that 22.69 million cars were...

Labor & environment | 2018-05-13 20:21

Incheon airport to remove irregular workers by 2020

The Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) plans to convert more than 2,700 irregular workers to full-time status by the end of the year. Initiated by President Moon Jae-in's first executive order to remove all irregular employees in the public sector, IIAC CEO Chung Il-young announced in May 2017 that about 10,000 irregular workers at IIAC-affiliated companies would beco...

Labor & environment | 2018-05-11 17:06

Gov't aims to reduce plastic waste 50% by 2030

The Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced at the Sejong Government Complex Thursday comprehensive countermeasures to more effectively tackle increasing plastic waste in the nation. The government plans to intervene in the production, distribution, collection and recycling process of products to reduce plastic waste.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-10 17:44

Fine dust-clogged Seoul now wants ideas from citizens

The South Korean government has turned to the people to gather ideas about preventing fine-dust air pollution that often plagues the country.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-10 15:29

Korean Air workers to hold another protest against founding family

Hundreds of Korean Air Lines Co. employees plan to stage another rally this weekend against the founding family members accused of abuses and assaults on company staff, the organizing group announced Thursday.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-10 11:38

CCTVs to be installed to ambulances

Amid growing ambulance vandalism, the National Fire Agency (NFA) plans to come up with countermeasures such as equipping emergency vehicles with closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) and issuing wearable cameras to firefighters and rescue workers. The plan comes days after a female firefighter died of a stroke believed to be linked to stress from verbal and physical abuse she suffered from a drunken man. As a result, the fire agency vowed a zero tolerance policy against attacks on them, Thursday.

Labor & environment | 2018-05-04 18:05

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