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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In memory of an iconic labor rights activist who burned himself to death 50 years ago in the heart of Seoul to fight for better working conditions, an international academic forum is under way here this week for discussions on the future of the labor movement, the metropolitan government [...]
GWANGJU, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Students in the city of Gwangju will now be required to take courses on labor rights each year. The Gwangju Metropolitan Council passed legislation on Wednesday requiring all students in Gwangju to take courses on labor rights. Schools that currently provide optional courses on labor rights, and other specially [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Students in Seoul will soon learn how to negotiate as part of their school curriculum. The Seoul Office of Education announced on Wednesday that it will be distributing an instructor’s guide to educate high school students on labor rights for the first time among 17 offices of education in [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – As smartphones and tablet PCs have become readily available, the average working person spends an extra 1.44 hours per day or 11.3 hours per week using these devices for work related purposes. Since using smartphones or tablets to do work after working hours can be considered as overtime, many people [...]