SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea reported job additions for the 15th consecutive month in May as economic recovery momentum has been extended despite heightened global uncertainty, data showed Wednesday. The number of employed people came to 28.49 million last month, up 935,000 from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized cargo truck drivers on Tuesday have decided to end their walkout that caused nationwide logistic disruptions and delays after reaching an agreement with the government over a freight rate system. Members of the 22,000-strong Cargo Truckers Solidarity, under the wing of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, reached [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — While parents with toddlers or young children believe that child-rearing should be shared between husband and wife, women still take on most of the responsibilities of child-rearing in reality, a poll showed Tuesday. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education conducted a nationwide survey of 1,228 parents with [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The employment rate of university graduates in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, slipped to the lowest level in 10 years, a South Korean business lobby said Tuesday. According to a report published by the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) based on the Statistics Korea’s economic activity population [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Doubts have been raised about possible manipulation of the national lottery drawing results after the number of first prize winners hit a record high last week. To address such doubts, the finance ministry, which oversees the Korea Lottery Commission, have been scrambling to explain the anomaly. The national lottery, named [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases bounced back to nearly 10,000 on Tuesday, while the number of deaths came down to a nine-month low. The country added 9,778 COVID-19 infections, including 41 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,239,056, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — About 6,500 workers with disabilities legally earned less than the minimum wage last year, a report said Tuesday. The report from the Korea Labor and Society Institute found a total of 6,547 workers were excluded from the minimum wage rule as of August 2021. Their average monthly wage was [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shippers urged striking truckers Tuesday to end their protest and resume negotiations over the disputed freight rate system, stressing that smaller export and import traders could take the brunt of the prolonged cargo disruptions. An industry group representing some 70,000 shippers made the emphatic call as thousands [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The state rights watchdog said providing spicy food to students at a kindergarten falls short of violating human rights. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea reviewed the said complaint submitted by “The Political Mamas,” a Seoul-based non-profit organization, against which it ruled that it does not amount to [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new coronavirus cases fell to their lowest tally in five months Monday as the country is working to return to pre-pandemic normalcy. The country added 3,828 COVID-19 infections, including 60 cases from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 18,229,288, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) [...]