- Ministry of Labor, First Credit Sanctions on 2,000 Employers for Unpaid Wages
- For the first time, credit sanctions have been imposed on over 2,000 employers who failed to repay wages advanced by the government to workers.On the 29th, the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Wor...
- 2026-05-29
- Kakao labor-management talks break down... Union "strike planned for next month"
- With Kakao headquarters' management and labor failing to reach an agreement in their second mediation meeting on the 27th, the Kakao labor union is expected to go on strike next month.According to sources in th...
- 2026-05-28
- "Delivery Fee Surge and Extension of the Labor Standards Act? The Foodservice Industry Holds a Large Rally at the National Assembly on the 1st"
- The Korea Restaurant Association (KRA) Central Association (President Kim Woo-seok, hereinafter referred to as the Central Association), which is struggling with soaring delivery fees and the expanded applicati...
- 2025-12-01
- "If the retirement age is extended, will there be space to work… Japan promoted it gradually over 25 years"
- The business community is increasingly concerned about the government and ruling party pushing for legislation to extend the retirement age within the year, without sufficient discussion.Compared to Japan, whic...
- 2025-11-09
- 1 in 3 Parental Leave Takers are Men... "Flexible Start Time for Childcare" to be Introduced Next Year
- 1 in 3 Parental Leave Takers are Men... 'Flexible Work Hours for Childcare' to be Introduced Next YearNumber of Parental Leave Benefit Recipients Surpasses Annual Total for Last Year by SeptemberOne in three pa...
- 2025-10-28
- 3 Million Elderly Non-Regular Workers... Wage Gap with Regular Workers Reaches Record High of 1.8 Million Won
- 3 Million Elderly Workers in Non-Regular Jobs... Wage Gap with Regular Employees Widens to Record 1.8 Million WonOne in Three Wage Earners is a Non-Regular Worker... Overall Scale Also at Its LargestRegular Emp...
- 2025-10-22
- Incheon International Airport strike continues throughout the holiday... Negotiation attempts
- Incheon Airport Strike Continues Through Holiday... Negotiation Attempts UnderwayWorkers from subsidiary companies of Incheon International Airport, who have been on strike for ten days since the 1st demanding ...
- 2025-10-10
- KCTU Urges "Expansion of Scope for Work Stoppage Rights... Punishment for Employers Discriminating Against Workers"
- KCTU Urges Expansion of Work Stoppage Rights and Punishment for Employers Discriminating Against WorkersExpanding Scope to Include Climate Crisis and Emotional Labor; Guaranteeing Work Stoppage Rights for Speci...
- 2025-09-11
- 15 Airport Subsidiaries' Unions "Strike from the 19th"... Demand for Improvement in Work System
- 15 Airport Subsidiaries' Unions Announce Strike Starting From the 19th... Demanding Improvement in Work SystemsThe National Airport Workers' Solidarity, representing 15,000 airport workers from 15 airports nati...
- 2025-09-09
- Manufacturing-led employment stagnation continues… Jobs per job seeker at lowest since IMF crisis
- Manufacturing-led Employment Slump Continues... Jobs Per Job Seeker Lowest Since IMF CrisisJob Vacancy Ratio on 'Goyong24' Hits 0.44, Lowest in 27 Years... New Unemployment Benefit Applications DecreaseThe slum...
- 2025-09-08
- 57% of Foreign Companies Say "Korean Labor-Management Relations are Confrontational"... Most Want Improvement in Political Strikes
- A survey found that a majority of foreign companies investing in Korea evaluate the country's labor-management relations as confrontational.The Korea Employers Federation (KEF) announced on the 27th that a surv...
- 2025-07-27
Iranian Foreign Ministry: "Continuing Message Exchanges with the U.S. and Activities of Mediating Countries"
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [Xinhua, Yonhap News file photo]Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on the 26th
President Yoon: "Do You Really Think You Are Safe from a Special Counsel?"... Final Statement Video Released
President Yoon Suk Yeol rebuking the special prosecutor on the 24th. [Court Video / Subtitled GIF from @birds_justice X account] A video capturing the live footage of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s final
President Yoon, regarding the first-instance ruling on the Public Official Election Act: “An excessive political verdict that distorts the facts… We will appeal immediately.”
The first-instance sentencing hearing for President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding violations of the Public Official Election Act is being broadcast live at Seoul Station on the 27th. [Photo=Yonhap News]Pres
WSJ: "SK Hynix ADR Premium Is a Sign of AI Trading Overheat"
Advertisement for SK Hynix ADR listing in New York's Times Square [Reuters=Yonhap News file photo]The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has pointed out that the price of SK Hynix’s American Depositary Recei
'Godfather of Japanese Mystery Novels' Keigo Higashino Passes Away After Battle with Cancer at 68
Famous Japanese mystery novelist Keigo Higashino [AFP=Yonhap News]It has been belatedly reported that Keigo Higashino, the "godfather of Japanese mystery novels" and author of bestsellers such as "The
[Park Pil-kyu Security Column] To the Ignorant Trying to Clothe a Beast in Sheep's Clothing
Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea [Photo=Yonhap News]“The Air Force Academy doesn't teach you how to fly a plane!” “The Army, Navy, and Air Force academies are exactly the
[Issue Diagnosis] Two Effects of the Election Petition Review
[Photo] Evidence of Election Fraud Flooding U.S. Media… Trump Had 2.7 Million Votes Stolen
[Video] U.S. Semiquincentennial Air Show... 'Art in the Sky' streaks across New York
[Editorial Cartoon] A Draconian Law That Undermines Freedom of Expression
