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1 in 3 Webtoon Artists Struggle with Depression Due to Excessive Workload: Survey

1 in 3 Webtoon Artists Struggle with Depression Due to Excessive Workload: Survey

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Webtoon artists in South Korea are far more exposed to the risk of mental illness as they struggle with an excessive workload, a survey showed Wednesday. Dr. Min Ji-hee at Hanyang University Hospital conducted a survey of 320 webtoon artists making more than 500,000 won (US$390) in monthly income [...]

3 in 10 Webtoon Artists Have Experienced Unfair Contracts: Survey

3 in 10 Webtoon Artists Have Experienced Unfair Contracts: Survey

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of 10 South Korean webtoon artists have experienced unfair contracts, a survey showed Wednesday. According to a report that Rep. Yoo Jung-ju of the Democratic Party received from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 30.3 percent of 871 surveyed webtoon artists said that they had signed [...]