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Labor & Environment

Fri, May 7, 2021 | 02:00

Heavy snowfall in Seoul

Residents wait at a bus station near Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Tuesday, as heavy snow began to fall in the afternoon. Heavy snow alerts were issued for central regions of the Korean Peninsula including the capital, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province and South Chungcheong Province, with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety warning of ice forming on roads. / Yonhap

Jun Ji-hye | 2021-01-12 16:57

Frozen: Han River iced amid prolonged cold wave

The Han River, which runs through Seoul, was declared officially frozen on Saturday for the first time in two years, the weather agency said, as South Korea has been gripped by a severe cold wave in recent days.

2021-01-10 16:23

South Korea to phase out industrial waste imports

South Korea plans to restrict or phase out its imports of 10 kinds of industrial waste to increase the recycling of domestic waste, the Ministry of Environment said Sunday. The ministry said the importation of half of the 10 waste items, including plastic waste, mixed waste paper and coal ash, will be banned between 2022 and 2023.

2021-01-10 14:34

Canceled flights, slowdown in shipping, factories from COVID-19 make 2020 air cleanest since 2015

2020 was devastating on a global scale as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. But there were a number of environmental benefits seen as a result of social distancing measures and Korea was no exception, recording the cleanest air the country has experienced since 2015.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2021-01-06 16:56

Eco-friendly high-speed train

President Moon Jae-in, front row left, takes a trial ride with other passengers on the KTX-Eum, the country's first electric multiple unit (EMU) high-speed train designed to cut carbon emissions, travelling between Wonju in Gangwon Province and Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province, Monday, a day before it is put into public service. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2021-01-04 16:44

5 years since Paris Agreement: Race to net zero is on

Parties to the Paris Climate Agreement are required to submit their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by Dec. 31. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are both challenges and opportunities in ensuring that COP26, a U.N. climate change summit, builds confidence in the Paris Agreement as an effective tool to avoid climate crisis.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-12-29 12:41

Calls grow for better living conditions for migrant workers

Civic groups are calling for better living conditions for migrant workers following the recent death of a Cambodian woman whose body was found in a vinyl greenhouse at a farm in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province.

2020-12-25 16:40

Korea improves visa system for divorced immigrants with children

Migrants who become single parents after divorce or the death of their Korean spouse will now be able to stay in Korea even after their children reach adulthood, according to the Ministry of Justice, Tuesday. The ministry said that foreign residents formerly married to Korean citizens who become single parents of adult children will now be eligible for the resident F-2 visa i...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-12-22 13:03

GM's union in Korea approves second tentative labor deal: Reuters

The union representing workers for General Motors Co in South Korea have voted in favour of a preliminary labour deal with the automaker, a union official told Reuters on Friday. The result came after union negotiators reached a second tentative agreement with GM last week after the union members rejected the first deal.

2020-12-18 16:10

[INTERVIEW] Jeju Governor has 2023 world climate conference in crosshairs

If there was a kid that could not wait to present a homemade rollercoaster he made for high school physics class, that would be Jeju Island Governor Won Hee-ryong ― except the rollercoaster would be the island he has been governing with South Korea's most rigorous eco-friendly policies, and the physics teacher would be the member states of the Conference of the Parties 28 (CO...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-12-16 07:37

Won makes 'green' case for presidency

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