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Military to Improve Soldier Meal Quality Following Criticism

SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The military will try to raise the average daily meal cost for service members to 10,500 won (US$9) next year, the defense ministry said Friday, after coming under criticism that soldiers are poorly fed. Defense Minister Suh Wook discussed the raise and other measures during a meeting with military [...]

Calls for Change After Death of Migrant Worker Living in Vinyl Greenhouse

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Voices are growing calling for better living conditions for migrant workers after a recent tragedy in which a Cambodian woman who worked on a farm in Gyeonggi Province was found dead at her accommodations in a vinyl greenhouse. According to a migrant worker rights group, the Cambodian woman lived [...]