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Nearly 300 Teachers Report Profitable Activities with Private Educational Companies

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 300 current teachers have reported their involvement in profitable activities associated with private educational companies, including selling exam questions and creating study materials, the education ministry said Monday. Among them, 45 people acknowledged receiving over 50 million won (US$37,260) from companies over the course of five years, including [...]

Almost 30 pct of Instructors at Private Institutes Lost Jobs amid Pandemic

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — More than one out of four instructors at private institutes lost their jobs during the course of the new coronavirus pandemic, predominantly without unemployment benefits, a survey showed Monday. In an online survey on the effect of COVID-19 on 500 instructors released by Gabjil 119, a workers’ advocacy group, [...]