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Korean Air Vows to Limit Flight Attendants’ Exposure to Cosmic Radiation

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, has announced the details of an initiative expected to launch next year that would ensure systematic management of flight attendants’ exposure to cosmic radiation. Korean Air’s labor and management factions held negotiations last month to consult on such issues, industry sources [...]

Flight Attendant Who Succumbed to Leukemia Finally Receives Industrial Accident Recognition

SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A flight attendant who passed away from leukemia after years of flying over Arctic routes belatedly received industrial accident recognition. The Committee on Occupational Diseases Judgment, which operates under the umbrella of the state-run Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service, admitted last week that there was a causal relationship between [...]