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Labor & Environment

Fri, May 7, 2021 | 01:56

Mountain of Styrofoam

Workers deal with Styrofoam waste using an excavator at a recycling center run by Suwon Urban Development Corp. in Gyeonggi Province, Monday, as the use of disposable items increased along with gift exchanges ahead of and during the four-day Lunar New Year holiday, which ended Sunday. / Yonhap

Jun Ji-hye2021-02-15 17:00

Cold wave advisory issued for Seoul and most parts of Korea

A cold wave advisory will be issued in Seoul and almost all other parts of the nation Monday night, as a cold snap is forecast to grip the nation for three days or longer this week, the weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the cold wave advisory will take effect at 9 p.m. in Seoul and many other major cities and regions, including Busan, Dae...

2021-02-15 14:33

Recovery of pandemic-hit labor market tipped to be modest: Bank of Korea

South Korea's job market is expected to recover modestly from the coronavirus pandemic as it will take more time for the number of people employed to recover to a pre-crisis level than to decline, according to a recent report by the Bank of Korea (BOK).

2021-02-14 15:38

Activists call for release of dolphins from aquariums

A group of animal activists called Saturday for South Korea to free captive dolphins in line with an upcoming policy banning newly established aquariums from displaying marine mammals.

2021-02-13 12:16

For rights of migrant workers

Migrant workers and human rights activists call for better living conditions for migrant workers during a protest near Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul, Tuesday, following the death last December of a Cambodian woman in a vinyl greenhouse where she and other workers had been living, at a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-02-09 16:41

Ultrafine dust density in Korea falls to lowest for January

Last month's ultrafine dust density was the lowest for January since record keeping began in 2015, the environment ministry said Sunday. The average PM 2.5 reading across the country was 20 micrograms per cubic meter, down from 26 micrograms per cubic meter in January 2020, the ministry said, referring to a measure for ultrafine particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diame...

2021-02-07 12:56

Moon pledges full support for new sea wind energy project

President Moon Jae-in said Friday his government won't spare support for a project to create the world's biggest offshore wind power generation complex in southwestern South Korea, declaring a vision for turning the nation into one of the top five powerhouses in the field.

2021-02-05 16:41

Two Korean shipping firms were world's worst shipbreaking dumpers in 2020: NGO

Two South Korean shipping companies have won the dubious distinction of being named the world's worst shipbreaking dumpers in 2020, as they breached global safety standards causing injuries and even the deaths of workers in developing countries in South Asia as they dismantled toxic end-of-life ships on beaches instead of safer shipbreaking yards, a non-government organizatio...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-02-03 19:42

Delivery workers file petition against apartments for infringing on human rights

Delivery workers filed a petition with the state human rights watchdog against more than 80 residential and office buildings, Tuesday, claiming that “unfair” regulations such as forcing the workers to use freight elevators have infringed on their rights.

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-02-02 16:00

Watchdog supports transgender soldier over involuntary discharge from military

The nation's human rights watchdog said Tuesday that it has recommended the Army cancel its decision to discharge a staff sergeant who underwent a sex change operation, saying the forcible discharge infringed on the person's human rights.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-02-02 15:21

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