SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The aging of haenyeo (sea women), in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, is becoming a significant social issue. According to a survey conducted by Seogwipo City Office last month, the number of haenyeo in its jurisdiction totaled 1,579 as of the end of 2019, down 50 from 1,629 the previous year. [...]
JEJU, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, Jeju Province will be offering 300,000 won (US$258) in pension disbursements each month to haenyeo – traditional female divers from the island – who are more than 80 years old as part of a program that is scheduled to run over the next three years. The [...]
JEJU, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Province introduced a standard model of the “Jeju haenyeo,” or female divers from Jeju Island, to unify various designs and depictions of the national cultural heritage. The model resembles a woman in her 30s to 40s, carrying traditional equipment used for diving, such as mulsojungi (a diver’s suit), [...]
JEJU, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The old diving suits of haenyeo, Korean women divers, are transforming into tourism products. The products feature the hard life of a haenyeo, and are drawing much attention. The city of Seogwipo in Jeju announced on Wednesday that it has developed an upcycling product using old haenyeo diving suits, [...]
JEJU, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Haenyeo, the women of Jeju who dive in search of seafood, are slated to put on cultural performances in Canada and Germany. According to the organizing committee of the Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival, the women divers of Gosan-ri, Hangyeong-meyon in Jeju will perform at the Kitchener–Waterloo Oktoberfest to [...]
JEJU, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Scores of the country’s old “haenyeo,” female divers whose culture is designated a UNESCO heritage, died while catching seafood in recent years due largely to chronic diseases like heart trouble, the local maritime police said Tuesday. Haenyeo refers to female divers on the southern resort island of Jeju who [...]
JEJU, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island’s aging traditional female divers known as ‘haenyeo’ are set to receive an allowance from the local government beginning in September. According to a new ordinance enacted by the Jeju provincial government last month, aging haenyeo divers, who are also recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, will [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Around 9,500 female drivers on Jeju Island, also known as haenyeo, are set to found an association tomorrow that will be dedicated to celebrating and promoting the legacy of haenyeo culture around the world. The news of the foundation of an incorporated association consisting of 4,500 active and 5,500 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Cultural Heritage Administration said Monday that Haenyeo, women divers of Jeju Island, are likely to become a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. If the application is successful, Haenyeo will become Korea’s 19th cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO. The Evaluation Body of UNESCO suggested the South Korean culture [...]