Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) said Korea won’t be allowed to withdraw from its anti-discrimination treaty until 2030, amid calls raised by a senior politician to do so.
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A high school student donated 50 centimeters of her hair to be made into wigs for children battling cancer.
The alleged kingpin of a Nigeria-based international drug cartel has been taken into custody in Lagos on suspicion of smuggling illicit drugs into Korea for years, Korea’s spy agency said on Thursday.
Four ministerial-level officials of the previous administration were found guilty, Wednesday, of repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019 despite their pleas to stay in South Korea.
Concerns have been raised about new legislation intended to enhance student safety in schools, with critics arguing that the bills could be misused to target teachers — particularly over their mental health.
A prominent ruling party legislator has called on the government to begin discussions on whether Korea should withdraw from a global anti-discrimination convention for foreign workers, blaming the minimum wage and international regulations for problems associated with the foreign nanny trial program here.
The government has decided to extend visas for Filipino caregivers who wish to continue to work here after the pilot program to introduce foreign nannies for Seoul parents ends later this month, according to officials on Friday.
Korea is set to host an international conference in 2027 on advancing animal testing alternatives in research and education.
The majority of Koreans who have been using services provided by Filipino caregivers said they were satisfied with their work performance, according to a survey.