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Migrant Workers in South Korea Rally for Labor Rights and End to Workplace Restrictions

Migrant Workers in South Korea Rally for Labor Rights and End to Workplace Restrictions

SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in front of Seoul Station on Sunday, the last weekend before Labor Day, demanding greater freedom to change workplaces and calling for an end to widespread wage theft and substandard living conditions that have come to define their lives in South Korea. The rally, organized [...]

Labor Day Rallies Held Nationwide, ILO Conventions at Issue

Labor Day Rallies Held Nationwide, ILO Conventions at Issue

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of South Korean workers marked Labor Day with a rally in central Seoul on Wednesday, urging the government to adopt major international regulations on promoting labor rights. Commemorating International Workers’ Day simultaneously, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KTCU), an umbrella labor union, said it’s urgent [...]