Korea Times Finance Reporter
Hello, I am Jun Ji-hye, a reporter at The Korea Times. I primarily cover financial authorities and write articles on a wide range of topics related to finance and capital markets. If you have any information to share, feel free to email me at jjh@koreatimes.co.kr, and I will review it carefully. I am committed to always doing my best to communicate with readers through high-quality articles.
GENEVA — Setting divergent minimum wages for different sectors amounts to socio-economic discrimination and will only divide society, according to Kim Dong-myung, president of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU).
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GENEVA — Korea is the leading candidate to be selected as the top coordinator of the International Labour Organization (ILO), tasked with mediating differences of opinion among governments, employers and laborers from the 187 member states of the U.N. agency, as well as setting labor standards and developing policies, according to Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik.
GENEVA — Samsung Electronics and its unionized workers should pull in the same direction and pursue the same goal to survive in the fiercely competitive global semiconductor market, the head of the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) said Monday. He noted this notion could resolve ongoing conflicts between the company's labor and management.
GENEVA — Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik stressed the need to protect workers in vulnerable positions from unfairness and inequality amid global demographic shifts and technological advancements at the 112th International Labour Conference (ILC), Monday.
Top-level government officials and experts from different fields shared their insights on the diversity and gender balance in the public and private sectors, Wednesday, stressing that boosting such values is key to ensuring the sustainable development of the country.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Tuesday its decision to withdraw return-to-work orders imposed on trainee doctors who have been on strike for more than three months. Additionally, hospitals will now be permitted to accept their resignations.
Koreans born in the 1960s are called the last generation to have the duty of caring for their parents in line with social norms. At the same time, these people are also called the first generation who are likely to not be looked after by their progeny due to drastic changes in the nation's population structure.
The implementation of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's plan to increase the admissions quota for medical schools next year was finalized at a meeting held on Friday by the Korea Council for University Education, despite the continued protests by doctors.
The Seoul Smart City Prize, which was launched last year, will evolve this year into a comprehensive exhibition, dubbed the Smart Life Week (SLW), in a bid to provide participants and city residents with a venue where they can share smart city visions and experiences, according to World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO) Secretary-General Park Jung-sook.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) aims to attract approximately 1,000 foreign students pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees in science, technology and engineering to universities in the capital by 2028, as part of broader efforts to enhance the city's global competitiveness.