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 [...]