SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean workers believe the legal minimum wage should be extended to cover gig workers, freelancers, and those in special employment arrangements, reflecting mounting concern over the widening protections gap in the evolving labor market. According to a survey released Sunday by the labor rights group [...]
Korean Delivery Workers Secure Voting Day Off Ahead of 2025 Presidential Election After Industry-Wide Pressure SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea prepares for its 21st presidential election on June 3, a heated debate over delivery workers’ right to vote has drawn national attention — and ultimately, a resolution. Following mounting public pressure and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s gig economy workforce, comprising delivery riders, designated drivers, and other platform-based workers, reached approximately 883,000 in 2023, according to a new government study released on August 5. The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Employment Information Service conducted the 2023 Platform Worker Survey based on a [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A labor union representing gig workers of food delivery apps submitted an application to the government Thursday to be officially recognized as a labor union. Members of Rider Union held a press conference in front of the labor ministry’s Seoul district office in central Seoul, asking the government to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Platform workers, the lifeblood of the country’s emerging gig platforms that offer delivery, ride-hailing and housekeeping services, are often exposed to dire working conditions such as low pay and long working hours, a study showed Wednesday. In contrast to the notion the lifestyle would give workers the freedom to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts argue that South Korea should be better prepared for the incoming gig economy which has begun to take root in the country. Choi Ki-san and Kim Su-han from the Bank of Korea said that the gig economy may spread throughout the country at a faster speed than anticipated [...]