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Sun, December 3, 2023 | 12:51

Labor ministry awards 5 migrant workers for their rise to success

Labor ministry awards 5 migrant workers for their rise to success

The Ministry of Employment and Labor, together with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea, invited 15 foreign workers who had returned to their home countries after working in Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS). Five of them were awarded for representing successful cases based on their work experiences here, the ministry said, Wednesday.

2023-11-22 16:45

Seoul Winter Festa 2023 to kick off next month, including countdown, bell-ringing event

Seoul Winter Festa 2023 to kick off next month, including countdown, bell-ringing event

The Seoul city government on Wednesday announced plans to launch Seoul Winter Festa, a network of various festivals across the city starting next month, including a New Year's countdown and bell-ringing event.

2023-11-22 14:45

Seniors take leap in late-in-life education with help of middle school mentors

Seniors take leap in late-in-life education with help of middle school mentors

Yoon Sang-ki, 75, smiled when his mentor, a middle schooler around the age of his grandchildren, approved of the answer he had carefully written down on his math worksheet during a recent tutoring session offered at Jin Hyung Middle and High School in central Seoul.

2023-11-22 09:33

Seoul Metro labor, management reach wage deal to avert strike

Seoul Metro labor, management reach wage deal to avert strike

Unionized workers of Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1-8, reached a wage and collective agreement with the management Tuesday, pulling back its plan to hold an all-out strike the following day.

2023-11-21 22:24

Paper straw makers set conditions in response to gov't's plastic plan

Paper straw makers set conditions in response to gov't's plastic plan

Paper straw companies announced, Tuesday, that they have no choice but to cease operations, unless the government accepts their two proposed conditions: Maintaining the original plan to ban plastics after the pilot period and devising a damage compensation plan.

2023-11-21 16:37

Over 1.3 mil. Korean women quit jobs after marriage in H1

Over 1.3 mil. Korean women quit jobs after marriage in H1

One out of every six Korean married women has suffered a career break due mainly to pregnancy and child-rearing, data showed Tuesday.

2023-11-21 13:39

Seoul Metro labor, management to meet on eve of threatened strike

Seoul Metro labor, management to meet on eve of threatened strike

Labor and management of Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1-8, are set to hold last-minute negotiations over manpower reduction on Tuesday, one day before a general strike threatened by its unionized workers.

2023-11-21 11:03

Tours to Panmunjom to partially resume after 4-month hiatus

Tours to Panmunjom to partially resume after 4-month hiatus

A tour program to the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border will partially resume this week, the unification ministry said Tuesday.

2023-11-21 10:42

Administrative network fully restored after 56-hour crash

Administrative network fully restored after 56-hour crash

The government's administrative computer network system has been fully restored, after 56 hours of paralysis which caused massive inconveniences to public services across the country, according to the interior ministry. However, questions remain as to the fundamental reason for the system failure.

2023-11-20 16:40

Gov't administrative network operating normally after system failure

Gov't administrative network operating normally after system failure

The government's administrative network was operating normally Monday, one day after it recovered from a three-day system failure.

2023-11-20 11:47

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