SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — When nearly half a million students sit down across the country for the all-important once-a-year college entrance exam this week, a group of 10 teenage inmates will join the test in their separate test room set up behind bars. The exam takers are students of Mandela Boys’ School, the [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean students at high risk of addiction to smartphones and the internet increased last year on extended online classes at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a government survey showed Sunday. According to the annual survey of 1.27 million fourth, seventh and 10th graders nationwide by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean teens suffering from gambling addiction exploded at an alarming rate over five years from 2015, according to an opposition lawmaker Saturday. According to data from the state-run Korea Center on Gambling Problems, which was released by Rep. Bae June-young of the main opposition People [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — It is expected that part-timers will be able to write work contracts on their smartphones in the future. This is a measure to protect teenage part-time workers from the harm and damage they might be subject to for not signing a contract. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Many local convenient stores and fast food chains which are the biggest employers of teenage part-timers in Korea have been found not observing the labor laws. The Ministry of Employment and Labor has investigated 939 establishments which employ teenagers, and found 1,492 cases of violations in 650 locations [...]