SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday it will expand the operation of late-night taxis and extend the operation hours of buses until the year-end to meet the surge in demand from year-end gatherings. The city plans to supply 1,000 additional night cabs and set up temporary taxi stops in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized subway workers called off their planned strike Friday after a last-minute deal was reached in wage negotiations with the management. Seoul Metro, the operator of subway Lines 1 to 8 in the capital area, reached an agreement with each of its three labor unions in the early hours [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In response to a proposal by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to allow foreign workers on E-9 non-professional employment visas to drive village buses, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced it cannot accommodate the request under current regulations, citing safety and legal concerns. The ministry suggested the matter be addressed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1-8, said Friday that 27 trains were delayed by more than 20 minutes on the previous day, the second day of a slowdown strike by its unionized workers. With 3,189 subway trains in operation Thursday, their on-time rate stood at 99.1 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized railway workers on Thursday said they will launch an indefinite general strike on Dec. 5 to demand higher pay and a bigger workforce. The walkout plan by the Korean Railway Workers’ Union (KRWU), if implemented, is expected to affect the operations of high-speed KTX and regular train services [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Back-to-back protests by railway and subway workers disrupted subway services in the capital area on Wednesday, with commuters complaining of delays during the morning rush hour. The Korean Railway Workers’ Union’s work-to-rule protest continued for the third day, causing eight trains on subway lines 1, 3 and 4 and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized Seoul subway workers said Tuesday they will go on a full-scale strike on Dec. 6 in demand of increases in wages and new staff hiring. The walkout plan was announced in a news conference by the biggest of the three labor unions of Seoul Metro, the operator of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Railway workers launched a “work-to-rule” protest Monday, causing delays in subway services in the capital area, railway officials said. The labor slowdown was launched by the Korean Railway Workers’ Union to demand higher pay and a bigger workforce, with plans to begin an indefinite general strike early next month. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday it will push to hire foreigners as “maeul” bus drivers to cope with a chronic manpower shortage in the transportation sector. Maeul buses, or village buses in English, operate on very short routes within local areas to connect residents to nearby major bus [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on November 5 that it will become the first city in South Korea to designate “scooter-free zones” on streets with high accident risks, marking a significant shift in urban mobility management. The city will also begin immediate towing of illegally parked e-scooters, with municipal officials, [...]