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Labor & Environment

Wed, January 22, 2020 | 17:24

Railway services affected as 72-hour strike begins

Railway services affected as 72-hour strike begins

Railway services across South Korea are expected to be affected Friday and throughout the weekend as workers began a 72-hour strike demanding better working conditions. Around 20 to 60 percent of passenger and cargo train services are forecast to be affected by the labor action, according to the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transp...

2019-10-11 10:39

Railway union workers to launch three-day token strike

Railway union workers to launch three-day token strike

Unionized rail workers plan to hold a preliminary strike from Friday to Sunday, demanding an increase in the number of workers and better working conditions.

2019-10-09 17:08

Spelling errors affect job chances

Spelling errors affect job chances

Nearly nine out of 10 human resource (HR) managers said spelling errors negatively affect job applicants' chances of being hired, a survey showed, Wednesday, the day before Hangeul Day. According to the survey by recruitment service provider Saramin, 87.1 percent of 225 HR managers said they give low grades for cover letters with spelling mistakes.

2019-10-08 14:03

$2.2 billion Incheon canal, but few ships

$2.2 billion Incheon canal, but few ships

Gyeongin Ara Waterway is an 18 kilometer-long canal connecting Korea's West Sea and Seoul's Han River. But after 2.68 trillion won ($2.23 billion) infused and completion in 2012 with rosy prospects, the waterway now hardly carries any ships. The situation is a far cry from what was envisaged when construction began in 2009.

2019-10-07 17:22

Friends of the Earth shows Korea how to reduce plastic waste

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.

2019-10-06 13:43

Seoul to raise worries over contaminated water from Fukushima in London

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

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...

2019-10-04 10:03

K-water to build hydroelectric power plant in Solomon Islands

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.

2019-10-01 17:55

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

[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 ...

2019-10-01 09:29

Fathers to receive 10-day paid childbirth leave from October

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.

2019-09-30 16:58

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