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Labor & Environment

Fri, May 7, 2021 | 02:01

Making dried pollack

A worker hangs pollack over a wooden frame in Inje, Gangwon Province, Tuesday. During the winter the fish repeatedly freeze and thaw in the cold weather before going to market. Called “hwangtae,” in Korean, it has been one of the favorite foods of Koreans for centuries. / Yonhap

Jun Ji-hye2020-12-15 20:51

Home care workers, after-school tutors to receive 500,000 won in COVID relief

Around 90,000 home care workers and after-school tutors will receive 500,000 won (US$458) in coronavirus relief funds from the government in the first half of next year, the labor minister said Monday. The payment is part of a government plan to support essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Labor Minister Lee Jae-kap said during a virtual briefing from the administr...

2020-12-14 15:37

Court dismisses fine dust-related compensation lawsuit against Seoul, Beijing

A Seoul court on Friday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by local environmental groups and citizens to claim compensation from the governments in Seoul and Beijing over the annual fine dust outbreaks here. A group of 90 South Koreans angry with the persistent fine dust pollution at home - including Choi Yeol, chief director of the Korea Green Foundation; former agri...

2020-12-11 19:50

30% of cram school instructors lose jobs amid pandemic

Around 30 percent of cram school instructors have experienced unemployment at least once amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a labor civic group, Monday.

2020-12-07 17:26

Labor income highest at 45 for average worker in Korea

The average annual labor income peaked at the age of 45 for South Korean workers in 2017, while those aged 59 began spending more than they earned, data showed Monday. People aged 45 saw their annual average labor income hit 33.54 million won (US$31,000) per person in 2017 during their life cycle, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.

2020-12-07 14:18

Korea unveils blueprints to attain carbon neutrality by 2050

South Korea said Monday it plans to accelerate the reduction of reliance on coal as it nurtures eco-friendly industries and builds up the low-carbon economic structure in a bid to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. President Moon Jae-in announced in October that the country will seek to go carbon neutral, or effectively reduce carbon emissions to zero, by 2050 in ...

2020-12-07 10:36

Korean businesses lukewarm about gov't carbon-free drive

More policies needed to support elderly women willing to work

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said the government should step up support for the employment of elderly women, following increases in the population of elderly women with a high level of education and willingness to work.

2020-11-28 10:58

Korea to reduce operation of coal plants to cut fine dust emissions over winter

South Korea said Thursday it plans to reduce the operation of some coal-powered plants over the winter in line with efforts to cut the emission of fine dust. Under the plan, the country will halt the operation of from nine to 16 coal-powered plants over the season, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy.

2020-11-26 11:38

K-water seeking to nurture startups in water industry

The Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) is seeking to foster water industry innovation by nurturing promising startups to ensure safe and clean water supply to every household here.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-11-22 17:07

[INTERVIEW] Is South Korea's 'net zero' by 2050 possible?

The ever-manifesting global alliance on lowering carbon emissions to curb the feared consequences of global warming has recently forced the South Korean government to announce on Oct. 28 the country would go “net zero” by 2050 ― bringing the net amount of carbon emissions to zero. The announcement came after the Moon Jae-in administration in July released the Green New Deal, ...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-11-19 14:11

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