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Labor & Environment

Wed, July 28, 2021 | 05:39

Sri Lankan worker dies in industrial accident after working 18 consecutive hours

A Sri Lankan worker at a plastic manufacturing factory in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, died in an industrial accident. He had been working for 18 consecutive hours to meet a deadline.

2021-07-27 14:06

Korean tidal flats to join UNESCO Natural World Heritage list

“Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats” became the 15th South Korean entry to be inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, Monday; and the second natural heritage site here, following the “Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes,” designated in 2007.

2021-07-26 22:17

Lawyer of ex-mayor causes controversy over 'Pence rule' remarks

A so-called “Pence rule controversy” has erupted again after lawyer Jung Chul-seung, who represents the bereaved family of the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, advised male CEOs “not to have a female secretary.” The former mayor killed himself in July 2020 after an allegation was raised that he had sexually harassed a female civil servant at the City Hall who was assign...

2021-07-26 17:13

Nuclear phase-out plan emerging as key issue in upcoming presidential election

Korea is one of the world's largest nuclear energy producers. But in 2017, the country chose to phase out nuclear power plants citing concerns of possible accidents. However, the emergence of global pledges to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 casts a cloud over Korea's nuclear phase-out policy and complicates the dynamics of the presidential election scheduled for Marc...

2021-07-25 13:27

China OKs entry of Pakistani rescue choppers in search for missing Korean mountaineer

China has approved a request from Pakistan to allow the entry of Pakistani rescue helicopters into Chinese territory to search for a South Korean mountaineer missing in the Himalayas, a foreign ministry official said Friday.

2021-07-23 18:34

Major union slammed for pushing ahead with labor rallies despite pandemic

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), a major umbrella union here, has been slammed for pushing ahead with massive rallies amid a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government's repeated warnings of a stern response. After holding a massive rally July 3, where around 8,000 members of the union gathered in central Seoul's Jongno District despite the govern...

2021-07-22 16:00

Pandemic ignites debate over four-day workweek

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has ignited discussion here over reducing the workweek to four days, to help people maintain a work-life balance, a recent survey showed. Of 1,000 respondents aged between 19 and 59, 67.1 percent said that they were willing to work for a company that can enable them to maintain their work-life balance, according to a recent survey conducted by ...

2021-07-22 15:22

New technology allows pine needles to measure air pollution

Pine needles in Korea can now be used to gauge the level of heavy metal air pollutants in particular areas. Gettyimagesbank By Ko Dong-hwanA new technology by the Ministry of Environment has allowed pine needles to be used as bioindicators to read the levels...

2021-07-22 14:02

Environmental assessment report for 2nd Jeju airport construction rejected

The Ministry of Environment has rejected the latest environmental assessment report by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which is pushing to construct a second international airport on Jeju Island. The reasons behind the decision were related to preservation of the island's wildlife and geological traits, as well as potential pollution caused by the increase...

2021-07-21 14:57

Gov't issues warning over increasing number of jellyfish in southern waters

Unusually large numbers of Nomura's jellyfish that are drifting in Korean waters have triggered the government here to issue a warning regarding the giant jellyfish whose long tentacles can deliver a painful sting that in rare cases could even be life threatening to humans.

2021-07-20 13:44

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