SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has determined that excluding a female firefighter from driving a large vehicle due to her gender constitutes discrimination. The decision follows a complaint filed by the firefighter, identified as Ms. A, who works at a fire station in Incheon. Ms. A alleged [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Many female job seekers are being subject to cases of gender discrimination by employers. Gabjil 119, an advocacy group for workplace bullying victims, reported that there have been 559 cases of illegal activities reported to the Ministry of Employment and Labor since the employment law was amended in July [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Two out of three South Korean men in their twenties consider male-only mandatory military service to be a form of gender discrimination. The Korean Women’s Development Institute (KWDI) conducted a survey last year on 3,000 men between 19 and 59 years of age, with 72.2 percent of the respondents [...]