ULSAN, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Unionists from subcontractors of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will stage a campaign against HHI chairman Chung Mong-joon’s bid for election as FIFA chairman in Switzerland, where the headquarters of the International Labor Organization (ILO) are located. The Ulsan branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and trade unions from HHI [...]
SEOUL/TOKYO, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — An experts panel of the International Labor Organization called Japan’s conscription of Korean and other workers during World War II a violation of a convention banning forced labor, a report published in 1993 and obtained by Yonhap News Agency on Friday showed. On Sunday, Japan inscribed a set of [...]
SEJONG, March 18 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s jobless rate rose sharply in February from a month earlier due to seasonal factors and more people seeking work, a government report said Wednesday. According to the report by Statistics Korea, the jobless rate stood at 4.6 percent last month, up from 3.8 percent in January and 0.1 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training held a global conference about apprenticeship on September 30 at JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul. Michael Axmann, Senior Commissioner of the International Labor Organization, delivered a keynote speech on “Quality Apprenticeship” at the conference. In the midst of youth unemployment [...]