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Labor & Environment

Sat, October 23, 2021 | 14:49

Namyang Dairy under investigation for gender discrimination

Namyang Dairy Products, a domestic milk products maker, is now under a special labor inspection by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, following allegations that the company discriminated against its female workers in the personnel affairs department as well as coerced them to sign documents promising that they would not get pregnant. During a National Assembly audit, Thurs...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2021-10-23 09:04

MZ Generation leading new collective labor action without unionizing

Employees at Starbucks Korea staged a group action to protest their excessive workload in late September, and last week they were promised additional staffing and wage increases. What was unusual about the protest was that the company has never had a union, yet the protest was quick, systematic and successful.

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-10-21 16:52

Labor group faces series of complaints following mass rally

Civic groups and local governments have filed complaints to the police against the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) for pushing ahead with mass rallies across the nation, Wednesday, in violation of the social distancing measures and the law on assembly.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-10-21 16:10

Umbrella union stages mass rally in Seoul

Umbrella union stages mass rally in Seoul

A major umbrella union staged a mass rally in central Seoul, Wednesday, causing serious traffic chaos in the downtown area. Members of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held the demonstration to demand better working conditions for irregular workers and a minimum wage hike, despite the authorities' repeated warning not to hold it out of concerns over a possible r...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-10-20 16:51

Korea's solar energy project backfires

Thousands of solar energy facilities have been built in rural mountainous regions in recent years, in line with a government policy to increase the ratio of renewable energy sources in the country's energy mix. However, many of them have become danger zones as the removal of trees for their construction has heightened the possibility of landslides, becoming a major headache f...

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-10-19 15:48

Weather forecaster warns of disappearing spring and fall

Many Koreans cite “four distinct seasons” as uniquely characterizing the country, but this historical climactic character may change soon. With many people startled by the early cold wave currently gripping the nation, a weather forecaster has said that spring and fall may virtually disappear from Korea's four seasons.

Yoon Ja-young | 2021-10-19 15:42

6 out of 10 Seoulites want to work in 'metaverse' offices

Six out of 10 Seoulites would rather work in a virtual setting, such as the “metaverse” where people interact with each other as avatars, rather than going to a physical office. Seoul Woman Up, the city government's research institute for women's labor force development, surveyed 4,476 Seoul citizens - 3,473 women and 1,003 men - from Aug. 10 to 19, on their preferred type of...

Lee Hae-rin | 2021-10-19 08:50

Umbrella union's planned strike meets criticism

Criticism is growing against a major umbrella union here over its plan to stage a mass rally on Wednesday, prompting fears over a possible virus resurgence that could disrupt the country's path towards a “Living with COVID-19” scheme.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-10-18 16:43

Korea to raise goal of cutting emissions to 40% by 2030

South Korea will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from the 2018 levels by 2030, sharply raising its previous goal as part of efforts to curb the pace of climate change, President Moon Jae-in said Monday.

2021-10-18 15:49

Over half of businesses with migrant workers in Busan found violating labor laws

More than half of the businesses employing foreign nationals in Busan and its surrounding South Gyeongsang Province were found to have been violating labor laws according to monitoring conducted by the government between 2018 and 2020.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-10-15 17:48

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