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Labor & Environment

Thu, October 17, 2019 | 10:26

Friends of the Earth shows Korea how to reduce plastic waste

The European branch of the world's largest grassroots environmental network has shown Seoul how the organization is working to reduce plastic waste in Europe, which has the second highest amount of any continent.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-06 13:43

Seoul to raise worries over contaminated water from Fukushima in London

South Korea's fishery ministry said Sunday it plans to raise concerns over Japan's plan to release contaminated water from its disabled Fukushima power plant into the sea at a global conference this week. During a London Convention and Protocol meeting that runs from Monday to Friday at the headquarters of the Britain-based International Maritime Organization (IMO), South Kor...

2019-10-06 11:29

Climate change leaves Korean Peninsula vulnerable to 'super typhoons': experts

As ocean temperatures get hotter due to global climate change, the threat of super typhoons with wind speeds reaching 56 meters a second - or 234 kilometers an hour - grows. “Super typhoons have never landed in Korea before,” Jeju University's typhoon research center chief Moon Il-joo said. “The infamous typhoon Maemi that neared Korea in 2004 was a super typhoon when it pass...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-04 10:03

K-water to build hydroelectric power plant in Solomon Islands

The Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) and Hyundai Engineering signed a contract to construct a hydroelectric power facility on the Tina River in the Solomon Islands, the state-run utilities company said Tuesday.

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-10-01 17:55

[INTERVIEW] 'For Paris Agreement, real asset sustainability is crucial'

For the 2015 Paris Agreement, a United Nations pact to fight the threats of the climate change crisis, to be ...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-10-01 09:29

Fathers to receive 10-day paid childbirth leave from October

Male employees will be entitled to 10 days of paid leave after their partners give birth, up from the current three days, starting today, according to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, Monday.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-30 16:58

MBC 'did not violate anti-workplace bullying law'

The labor ministry has ruled that local broadcaster MBC did not violate the law banning workplace bullying, rejecting a complaint from employees.

Kang Seung-woo | 2019-09-27 17:39

Korean students take part in global climate strike

South Korean students, parents and environmental activists on Friday called for better measures to fight climate change, joining in the global youth movement triggered by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. The move comes just a few days after global leaders, including South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, discussed environmental issues at the ...

2019-09-27 14:37

Gov't passes 3 key ILO conventions for parliamentary vote

The Korean government approved three key conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO) during a Cabinet meeting, Tuesday. Now the ball is in the National Assembly's court to ratify them.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-09-24 16:07

[INTERVIEW] DIAL to emerge as Korea's new emission whistleblower

Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL), the world's only industrial gas emission measurement technique, developed in England, will be an effective whistleblower once deployed in Korea, says the country's state researcher. Because the optical monitoring technique - equipped on a semi-trailer - is mobile and can scan emission sources remotely day and night, it is expected to cont...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2019-09-23 13:35

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