SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office vowed Sunday to respond with “zero tolerance” after allegations emerged online that some doctors were trying to forcibly mobilize drug salesmen for their rally protesting the government’s medical school quota hike plan. The announcement came as some 20,000 doctors from across the nation were expected to [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The average annual working hours for South Koreans fell by nearly 200 hours over the past decade but still remain about 150 hours longer than the average of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), data showed Sunday. According to statistics from the Ministry of Employment and Labor, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –The International Labor Organization (ILO) has voiced its concern over the absence of concrete actions by the Japanese government to resolve the issues surrounding ‘comfort women’ and forced labor during the Japanese military’s occupation. This statement was highlighted during a joint memorial service held by the Korean Confederation of Trade [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) –A coalition of South Korean labor and civic organizations has come together to launch a network dedicated to the implementation of a four-day workweek and the elimination of prolonged labor practices. Dubbed the “Four-Day Workweek Network,” the coalition officially commenced its activities with a launch ceremony held at the National [...]
CHEONGJU, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In a remarkable departure from national trends, North Chungcheong Province emerged as the sole region among South Korea’s 17 provinces and cities to record an increase in both the number of newborns and the total fertility rate in 2022. According to data from Statistics Korea, North Chungcheong Province witnessed [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Water Recycling Facilities Corporation (SWR) has taken an innovative step towards environmental education by unveiling a virtual tour of its facilities on YouTube, starting with the first installment focusing on sewage treatment plants. Recognizing the challenges citizens face in visiting such critical but inaccessible infrastructure sites, the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced an ambitious plan to convert Jamsugyo Bridge into the Han River’s inaugural pedestrian-only bridge, as part of the “Great Han River Project.” This initiative aims to offer a new way to experience the river by allowing individuals to walk across it, enhancing accessibility [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Graduate students at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) are receiving an average monthly stipend of 1.66 million won, a figure significantly below the minimum wage, according to a recent survey. This has sparked discussions on the need for fair compensation, as these students not only [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The prolonged absence of resident doctors across South Korea has left remaining medical staff, particularly professors and attending physicians, grappling with an unsustainable workload. A physician from the emergency medicine department of a Seoul hospital who wished to remain anonymous shared his current state of distress, revealing that his [...]
GWANGJU, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of survivors of forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea is dwindling rapidly. Recent reports reveal a stark decrease in the number of survivors, with the figure falling below 1,000 for the first time. According to the Civic Group for the Mobilization of Forced Labor under Japanese [...]