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KEF Releases Annual English Handbook on S. Korean Business Environment

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF) said Monday it has released an annual English handbook on South Korea’s latest business and labor market environment. The KEF said the handbook, titled 2025 Business Environment and Labor Market in Korea, was produced to help international organizations and foreign companies better understand the [...]

KEF Chief Calls for Rethink on Expansion of Controversial Workplace Safety Law

SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of the Korea Enterprises Federation (KEF), has raised strong concerns about the imminent expansion of the workplace safety law aimed at penalizing employers for fatal industrial accidents. The law, implemented in January 2022, subjects business owners or CEOs of companies with 50 or more employees to [...]