Yet another delivery worker died on Oct. 12 after apparently being subjected to long working hours, it has belatedly been reported. It marked the third delivery worker death this month …
Delivery app operators agree to some labor protections for gig workers
Unions representing delivery drivers and some of the top companies that employ them on Tuesday inked an agreement to provide labor protections to those workers — a first for Korea’s gig …
Seoul court recognizes occupational disease of Samsung Electronics worker 16 years later
An employee of Samsung Electronics who contracted a rare disease while working at one of the company’s semiconductor factories finally received government confirmation of suffering from an occupational disease, nearly …
Panel Review zur Eröffnung des Streits zwischen Südkorea und der EU über IAO-Übereinkommen eröffnet
Im nächsten Monat wird eine Expertengruppe einberufen, um festzustellen, ob Seoul gegen sein Freihandelsabkommen mit der Europäischen Union verstoßen hat, indem die Genehmigung wichtiger internationaler Übereinkommen über…
Supreme Court of Korea annuls former govt’s decision to outlaw progressive teachers’ union
Overturning an appellate court’s ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled a decision by the former Park Geun-hye government to outlaw a progressive teachers’ union for accepting a handful of …
Cabinet approves labor bills for ILO conventions
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Cabinet on Tuesday passed three labor-related revision bills, including one that would allow unemployed and dismissed workers to join unions. It’s part of …
Gewerkschaftsarbeiter befürchten "eine Gelegenheit, uns loszuwerden"
Myan Mode, eine Bekleidungsfabrik am Stadtrand von Yangon, Myanmar, produziert Herrenjacken, Damenblazer und -mäntel für westliche Modefirmen wie Mango und Zara. Seit dem Beginn von…
Samsung Heir Apologizes for Corruption and Union-Busting Scandals
The de facto head of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, apologized on Wednesday for the corruption and union-busting scandals that have bedeviled his conglomerate, declaring that he will be the last of his family …
The Supreme Court Decision of South Korea 2016Du41071 Decided April 29, 2020
The Supreme Court decides that the “health damage of a fetus” caused to a pregnant female employee by her occupational reason is included in “occupational accidents” of an employee stipulated …
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