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Labor & Environment

Mon, April 19, 2021 | 14:15

Civic groups decry Japan's plan to discharge Fukushima nuke plant water

South Korean civic groups held a press conference Saturday to denounce Japan's recent decision to discharge contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

2021-04-17 17:48

Protests against Japan's Fukushima decision spreading in South Korea

South Koreans' protests against Japan's bid to dump contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea are spreading across many sectors of society, with a number of protest rallies held in Seoul and elsewhere on Friday. A civic group that comprises merchants from the Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market held a news conference in front of the Japanese...

2021-04-16 20:27

Yellow dust storm from China, Mongolia heading towards Korea

The density of fine dust particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter, known as PM 10, will rise to "very bad" levels in Seoul and many other parts of South Korea, beginning Friday evening, due to the influx of yellow dust originating from deserts in northern China and Mongolia, a state forecasting agency said. The PM 10 reading is to soar above the government-designated...

2021-04-16 16:29

Gov't holds vice-ministerial meeting to discuss Japan's Fukushima water release plan

The government held a vice-ministerial interagency meeting on Friday to discuss measures to deal with Japan's plan to release a massive amount of radioactive water into the sea, including a push to take part in international verification, officials said. The meeting came as Seoul is considering taking concrete action after Tokyo said it will discharge over 1.2 million tons of...

2021-04-16 15:55

Delivery workers refuse door-to-door service following residents' unilateral action

Delivery workers have decided to discontinue door-to-door parcel services for a large apartment complex of 5,000 households located in Gangdong District in southeastern Seoul, following what they claimed was the resident representatives' unilateral decision to ban the workers from driving on aboveground roads of the complex. The workers' action began Wednesday, following the ...

2021-04-16 08:24

Former UN chief's national climate council shuts down after 2 years

Former United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's national advisory group on the ever-increasing global climate crisis has wrapped up its two-year-long term. At a special conference, April 13, marking the termination of the National Council on Climate and Air Quality (NCCA), directly under President Moon Jae-in, Ban and invited experts highlighted the significance of Korea...

2021-04-14 09:14

Plastic Mill recycles neglected small plastic waste

Korea is known for its high recycling rate, as most people in the country are familiar with basic waste-sorting practices separating general and recyclable waste. According to 2018 statistics compiled by the Ministry of Environment, Korea's recycling rate is about 86 percent, which is one of the highest in the world. However, experts say those numbers are illusory, because th...

2021-04-03 09:17

Yellow dust continues to choke Korea

Workers commuting to work and schoolgoers across South Korea on Tuesday braced for the second day of one of the country's worst yellow dust storms in years as authorities took emergency emissions reduction measures against dangerously high spikes in fine dust levels.

2021-03-30 10:57

Yellow dust grips nation

A woman walks on a trail on Mount Nam, Seoul, Monday, while the sky is covered with yellow dust. Korea had “very bad” levels of fine dust and ultrafine dust, with dust alerts being issued across the country, after a yellow dust storm originating from inland deserts in northern China blanketed the nation. Yonhap

2021-03-29 16:05

Stranded foreign workers amid COVID-19 allowed to extend stay

Migrant workers who are stranded in Korea due to a lack of flights amid the coronavirus pandemic have been allowed to extend their employment period by one year. Following the National Assembly's passage of a revised Foreigner Employment Act, Friday, foreign workers facing difficulties returning to their home countries due to travel restrictions in case of natural disasters o...

2021-03-29 14:54

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